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Life History of Chionaema coccinae Recorded from Dehradun, Uttarakhand


     

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Life history stages of the Arctiid moth Chionaema coccinae, Moore, 1878 (Subfamily Lithosiinae) were recorded in Wildlife Institute of India campus, Dehradun. Larva, pupa and cocoon structure along with male female dimorphism were described. The cocoon along with the pupa were kept upto emergence of the adult to confirm species identification.

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Cyana, Larva, Cocoon, Host plant, Moth, Life cycle
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Abesh Kumar Sanyal

V. P. Uniyal

Kailash Chandra


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Life history stages of the Arctiid moth Chionaema coccinae, Moore, 1878 (Subfamily Lithosiinae) were recorded in Wildlife Institute of India campus, Dehradun. Larva, pupa and cocoon structure along with male female dimorphism were described. The cocoon along with the pupa were kept upto emergence of the adult to confirm species identification.

Keywords


Cyana, Larva, Cocoon, Host plant, Moth, Life cycle