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Mukherjee K. Reports of new larval host plants for butterflies Virachola isocrates (Fabricius, 1793) and Junonia orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) from Bankura, West Bengal, India. JAD 2022; 4 (3) :23-30
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Veterinary Pharmacist, State Animal Health Centre, P.O. - Amta, Howrah Dist., West Bengal 711401, India , kalyan.govt2009@gmail.com
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This paper is reporting Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. (Convolvulaceae) as a new larval host plant for Junonia orithya (Linnaeus) (Nymphalidae) and Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. and L. M. Perry (Myrtaceae), as a new larval host plant for Virachola isocrates (Fabricius) (Lycaenidae) from Raibaghini, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
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Type of Study: Short Communication | Subject: Ecological Diversity
Received: 2021/12/6 | Accepted: 2022/08/11 | Published: 2022/09/30

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