MOTH LARVAE FEEDING ON PYRROSIA ADNASCENS (SW. CHING) AND THEIR FAECAL PELLETS
SOUMYA MISHRA *
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, India.
SHRUTI MISHRA *
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, India.
D. R. MISHRA *
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, India.
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Abstract
The paper presents a brief account of insect-fern interactions in Pyrrosia adnascens for the first time. The morphology of moth’s larvae and its faecal pellets are also discussed.
Keywords: Polypodiaceae, Caterpillar,, Monophagy.