Life Cycle of Neoerastria Caduca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Abstract
In laboratory rearings, larvae of Neoerastria caduca (Grote) completed development to the adult stage on spatterdock, Nuphar luteum (L.) Sibth and Smith, but larvae would not accept water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, or water lettuce, Pistia stratiotes L., as food. The egg stage lasted 4-5 days and the larval-pupal stage averaged 26 days at 25@*C. Larvae had 5 instars. Moths lived up to 13 days, averaging 6. Most females mated once, some twice, and averaged 424 eggs per mated female. The maximum number of eggs laid by a female was 886.Downloads
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