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

Table 4

Mean (±SE) adult weight, fecundity, and development time to adult of Papilio desmondi teita reared on Toddalia asiatica in the first season (March–May 2021) and second season (June–September 2021) under field conditions (for fecundity) and laboratory conditions (for development time to adult).

Host plant

Development parameters

March–May 2021

June–September 2021

Male weight (mg)

Female weight (mg)

T

value

Oviposition rate (number of eggs per female)

Development time to adult (days)

Male weight (mg)

Female weight (mg)

T

value

Oviposition rate (number of eggs per female)

Development time to adult (days)

T. asiatica

300.80 ± 8.51B

481.47 ± 11.85A

12.33

<0.001

44.00 ± 5.20a

81.13 ± 0.44

292.58 ± 11.34B

444.76 ± 6.19A

12.12

<0.001

42.00 ± 1.15a

112.15 ± 1.20

C. anisata

—

—

53.33 ± 13.35a

—

—

—

35.00 ± 2.08b

—

T

0.65

−2.94

value

0.550

0.042

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