Volume 24, Issue 73, January - June, 2023

Metamorphosis of silver-striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio L.) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) collected and reared in Bukidnon, Philippines

Michelle S Suelo^1♦, Reggie Y Dela Cruz², Aprille Joy M Luceno², Chris Rey M Lituanas², Joliesa Mae S Toledo², Rona Mae P Viernes¹, Alma B Mohagan²

¹Ph.D, DOST Scholar-on going, Central Mindanao University (CMU), University Town, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon 8714 Philippines
²Faculty of the Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Mindanao University, University Town, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon 8714 Philippines

^♦Corresponding author
Ph.D, DOST Scholar-on going, Central Mindanao University (CMU), University Town, Musuan,Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines

ABSTRACT

This research examined at the life cycles of the species that were raised on Colocasi a esculenta and used DNA barcoding to identify them. Based on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and Barcode of Life Data Base (BOLD) with 98.91% and 100% identity respectively, genomic DNA of the reared species revealed its identity as Hippotion celerio species with a common name Silverstriped hawkmoth belonging to family the Sphingidae. The complete life cycle of Silver-striped hawkmoth (H. celerio) are composed of egg, larvae (first instar, second instar, third instar, and fourth instar), pupa and adult. The morphological description of each life stages was described in detailed. Duration of their life cycle at the emergence of an adult ranged 32 to 34 days.

Keywords: Hippotion celerio, instar, life cycle, Genomic DNA, BOLD, NCBI

Species, 2023, 24(73), e4s1004

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v24i73/e4s1004

Published: 18 January 2023