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Description of the pelargonium butterfly Cacyreus marshalli Butler (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae)

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract

The geranium bronze butterfly Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898, (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae: Polyommatini) is an important pest of some ornamental plants. It infests flowers, neck of flowers and borrows in the stem of Pelargonium zonale and P. inquinans (Geraniaceae) in many districts in Alexandria Governorate. Morphology of each stage (egg, larva, pupa and adults [male & female]) of this butterfly was described in detail. As well as, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) photographs for egg were taken. Larvae are elongate (onisciform) slightly flattened and yellowish to light green in colour. The obtect pupae are with dorsal aspect darker than the ventral one, with abdominal parts pale yellowish in colour and with dense long hairs dorsally. Male is slightly shorter than female. Forewing and hindwing with dorsal side brown in colour and with white and brown fine bands on edges in both sexes. The diagnostic characteirstics of adult male and female were described in detail. Ultrastructure of antennal sensilla were described and photographed by SEM photographe.

DOI

10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2021.208864

Keywords

Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898, Morphological Studies, antennal sensilla, diagnostic characters

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Tawfeek

MiddleName

Elsayed

Affiliation

Department of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Email

tawfeekaphido@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

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First Name

Mohamad

Last Name

Aboughonim

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Alexandria University Administration gardens and nurseries

Email

rstuv_rstuv@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

-

First Name

Hanan

Last Name

Ramadan

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Email

dhanmr@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

-

First Name

Amany

Last Name

Abu-shall

MiddleName

Moustafa

Affiliation

Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University

Email

amany.aboushal@alexu.edu.eg

City

Alexandria

Orcid

10000-0002-5206-9187

Volume

42

Article Issue

4

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28123

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2021-11-11

Publish Date

2021-12-30

Page Start

951

Page End

960

Print ISSN

1110-0176

Online ISSN

2536-9784

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ASEJAIQJSAE_Volume 42_Issue 4_Pages 951-960.pdf

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/article_208864.html

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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Description of the pelargonium butterfly Cacyreus marshalli Butler (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae)

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22 Jan 2023