Note on the life history of the magpie moth,Nyctemera annulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) |
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Authors: | Pritam Singh Fay E Mabbett |
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Institution: | Entomology Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research , Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | Nyctemera annulata Boisduval was reared in the laboratory at 26±1°C and 50 ±5% RH on a host plant, ragwort (Senecio jacoboea L.), and on an artificial diet. On ragwort the average life cycle of 34 days embraced a larval period of 24 days, with up to 6 larval instars, and a pupal period of 9–11 days, depending on whether pupation occurred at the 5th or 6th instar. On the artificial diet the larval period of 56 days, involving up to 10 instars, was followed by a pupal period of 9 days, for an average life cycle of 65 days. |
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Keywords: | Mollusca Pulmonata Powelliphanta status conservation predators forest modification habitat destruction New Zealand land snail |
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