@article {21353, title = {Biology and host plants of Hippotion celerio (L.) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Technology}, volume = {12}, year = {2016}, pages = {2089-2094}, chapter = {2089}, abstract = {

\"Hippotion celerio(L.) were collected and reared with Pisonia grandis under laboratory conditions. Mating occurred at night and each female laid egg singly with an average of 144-155 eggs underneath the leaves of host plants. The egg incubation period lasted for 3.12\±0.16 days. The caterpillar hatched after that. They went through the complete metamorphosis with 5 larval instars and 5 moults. The developmental time for the 1st to the 5th larval instar was 3.46\±0.48, 2.94\±0.41, 2.90\±0.50, 3.96\±0.66 and 6.92\±1.19 days, respectively. The mean head capsule width for instar 1-5 was 0.62\±0.02, 1.03\±0.05 , 1.58\±0.08, 2.40\±0.11 and 3.50\±0.16 mm, respectively. The larval caudal horn length in mm was 2.27\±0.20, 3.77\±0.45, 5.80\±0.65 , 8.19\±0.88 and 8.80\±0.72, respectively. The larvae are voracious leaf feeder. This hawk moth species is a polyphagus insects. Their host plants were Pisonia grandis, Boerhavia diffusa, Mirabilis jalapa and one unknown species belonged to Araceae.\"

}, keywords = {FOODPLANT, HIPPOTION, IMMATURE STAGES, LIFE HISTORY, PUPA, SPHINGIDAE, THAILAND}, issn = {1686-9141}, author = {Jeenkoed, R. and Bumroongsook, S. and Tigvattananont, S.} }