Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 3 I 2016

Raigad district of Maharashtra as a possible metapopulation and host plant rich area for Attacus atlas Lin. (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae)

T.V. Sathe; S.B. Jugale; Rohini Kamble; Chandani Kamble; A.D. Jadhav

Biolife; 2016, 4(3), pp 576-581

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7336946

Abstract:

Attacus atlas Lin. (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae) is wild and largest Silkmoth. Its cocoons are used to make a durable silk called “Fagara Silk”. Standard rearing technique of A. atlas is yet to be established. Ecology plays an important role for establishment of rearing technique. Therefore, occurrence, host plants, distribution, habitats, biotic and abiotic factors have been studied from Raigad district of Maharashtra.

Keywords:

Attacus atlas, wild silk moth, host plants, mangrove, metapopulation, Raigad.

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Article Dates:

Received: 8 July 2016; Accepted: 26 August 2016; Published: 7 September 2016

How To Cite:

T.V. Sathe, S.B. Jugale, Rohini Kamble, Chandani Kamble, & A.D. Jadhav. (2022). Raigad district of Maharashtra as a possible metapopulation and host plant rich area for Attacus atlas Lin. (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae). Biolife, 4(3), 576–581. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7336946

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