Study on Biology of Pomegranate playboy Deudorix livia, (Klug, 1834) in Acacia farnesiana

Rim MKAOUAR; Mohamed Lahbib BEN JAMAA

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Study on Biology of Pomegranate playboy Deudorix livia, (Klug, 1834) in Acacia farnesiana

Rim Mkaouar, Mohamed Lahbib Ben Jamaa

Abstract :

An experiment was conducted to study the biology of pomegranate playboy Deudorix livia, (Klug, 1834), under laboratory condition. Acacia green pods were used as host plant for studying biology of the insect. It was found that the average length of egg and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and final instar larva were 0,52 +/–0.001 mm, 1.48+/–0.005 mm, 4.14+/–0.008 mm, 7.80 +/–0.008 mm, 11.93 +/–0.007mm and 16.15+/–0.01 mm, for male and female pupa the average length is 8.09+/–0.007mm and 10.9+/–0.007 mm respectively. Larval period, pupal period and total development were 14.7+/–0.02 days, 9.84+/–0.02 days and 29.41+/–0.09 days respectively.