Biology of the Endemic Endangered Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio desmondi teita (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), on Wild Citrus Species in Taita Hills, Kenya

Table 1

Oviposition preference and mean (±SE) number of eggs laid by Papilio desmondi teita on Clausena anisata and Toddalia asiatica (as per plant) in March 2021 under field conditions.

Oviposition substrate	Clausena anisata	Toddalia asiatica
	Number of eggs	Number of eggs
Upper leaf surface	0.75 ± 0.39bc	7.10 ± 1.36b
Lower leaf surface	3.65 ± 0.70b	25.60 ± 2.63a
Stem	0.20 ± 0.16c	2.60 ± 0.61b
Bucket	8.80 ± 1.39a	2.95 ± 0.55b
F3,76	23.82	50.19
value	<0.001	<0.001

Means (±SE) in the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly at  ≤ 0.05 (Tukey’s test).