ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Fixation of the Pupae of Selected Butterfly Species
and Factors Affecting their Emerging
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Department of Environmentalism and Biology, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources,
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Submission date: 2020-03-06
Final revision date: 2020-06-29
Acceptance date: 2020-06-29
Online publication date: 2020-12-02
Publication date: 2021-02-05
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Mária Babošová
Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2,, 949 76, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(2):1521-1529
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When breeding butterflies in captivity, it is important to focus on rearing facilities, the choice of
healthy population, and the care for the chrysalises. One of the main factors that determine how a
butterfly emerges is the fixation of its chrysalis. The study of the butterfly life cycle and emergence
from chrysalis was conducted on three butterfly species - the giant owl (Caligo memnon), the common
morpho (Morpho peleides), and the indian oakleaf (Kallima inachus), which were the most commercially
available species at the time. The aim was to determine the most appropriate type of butterfly chrysalis
fixation that would yield the best results with the emergence of the highest numbers of viable imagoes
for future breeding in captive conditions. The results of four different types of fixations of the selected
butterfly species were compared with each other, and with results obtained from other institutions that
breed butterflies.