Records of new larval host plants of some common butterflies of Bangladesh

Abstract

This paper presents the record of Clausena heptaphylla (Roxburgh) Wright & Arn. (Rutaceae) as a new larval host plant for Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 and Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Papilionidae). Ravenia spectabilis Engl. (Rutaceae) for Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Papilionidae). Hemigraphis hirta (Vahl) T. Anders. (Acanthaceae) is the new recorded host for Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758) and Junonia lemonis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Nymphalidae) from Chuadanga, Bangladesh.

Keywords

• clausena heptaphylla
• chuadanga
• hemigraphis hirta
• junonia almana
• junonia lemonias
• papilio demoleus
• papilio polytes
• ravenia spectabilis.