Hybrid mahogany as a new larval host plant of <em>Anthene emolus</em> (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with ant attendance and notes on immature development

Sourabh Biswas

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Sourabh Biswas Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia 741246, West Bengal, India. E-mail: sourabh03biswas@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-3188

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Butterflies, host plant, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, mahogany, Meliaceae, ornamental plants, pests, ants, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Oecophylla smaragdina, Asia, India

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Hybrid mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King × S. mahogany (L.) Jacq.) (Meliaceae) is reported as a new larval host of Anthene emolus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Larvae of A. emolus were observed feeding on young leaves on a hybrid mahogany tree in a peri-urban site in West Bengal, with workers of the Asian weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) attending the larvae along active foraging trails.

To cite: Biswas, S. 2026. Hybrid mahogany as a new larval host plant of Anthene emolus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with ant attendance and notes on immature development. Israel Journal of Entomology 55: 13–16. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18729483
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Hybrid mahogany as a new larval host plant of Anthene emolus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with ant attendance and notes on immature development

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