Research Article | Published: 22 June 2017

Hibiscus tiliaceus Linn. (Family Malvaceae) – A New Host Plant Record For Leaf Roller, Sylepta derogata Fabricius (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae)

N. Roychoudhury, P. B. Meshram, Ashish  Pandey and Neha  Prajapati

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 40 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 151-154 | 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2017-8Y75GU | Cite this article

Abstract

The present paper reports the occurrence of   leaf roller, Sylepta derogata  Fabricius (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae) on back mangrove,  Hibiscus tiliaceus Linn. (family Malvaceae), exists in Bhitarkanika National Park, Rajnagar (Mangrove) Forest Division, Kendrapara, Odisha. Some biological observations and morphometric data on developmental stages of leaf roller has been studied and reported.

Keywords

Bhitarkanika National Park, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Sylepta derogata, Biological Observations, Morphometric data

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Roychoudhury, N., Meshram, P.B., Pandey, A. and Prajapati, N., 2017. Hibiscus tiliaceus Linn. (Family Malvaceae) – A New Host Plant Record For Leaf Roller, Sylepta derogata Fabricius (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae). Indian Journal of Forestry, 40(2), pp.151-154. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2017-8Y75GU

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Manuscript Published on 22 June 2017

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