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

Table 2

Mean (±SE) incubation period (days) and mortality rate (%) of P. desmondi teita eggs laid on Clausena anisata and Toddalia asiatica in the first season (March–May 2021) and the second season (June–September 2021) under laboratory conditions.

Host plant	Egg development parameters/seasons
	March–May 2021		June–September 2021
	Incubation period (days)	Mortality rate (%)	Incubation period (days)	Mortality rate (%)
Clausena anisata	8.35 ± 0.05a	36.38 ± 17.07a	11.33 ± 0.05a	16.82 ± 3.73a
Toddalia asiatica	7.27 ± 0.04b	39.55 ± 14.64a	11.37 ± 0.05a	16.81 ± 2.85a
T	t = 16.15	−0.14	−0.53	0.00
value	<0.001	0.895	0.595	0.998

Means (±SE) in the same column followed by the same letters do not differ significantly at  ≤ 0.05 (t-test).