Life cycle and biology of Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay) butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera: Papilionidae) on Polyalthia longifolia

Abstract

Study of biology and life cycle generation of Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay) butterfly has been done in Burha, Darrang district of Assam from 2020 to 2021. The leaves of Polyalthia longifolia were used in study of larval growth as host. The eggs take 3-4 days to hatch. The larvae go through 5 Instars over a period of 13-21 days and pupae 13-14 days. The total period from egg to adult emergence spans over 27-36 days. The morphological characters (length, width, color etc.) were changing instar to instar and body weight increasing from instar I to instar V. It is treated as “high energy” pollinator promoting cross pollination because of being a fast and strong flier.