Major Digestive Enzymes of Butterfly of Eurema blanda and Catopsilia pomona

Abstract

Butterflies are the largest number of insect orders with a relatively short life cycle and their utilization is limited. The genus Eurema and Catopsilia (Pieridae) are the most abundant species in the Arboretum of Padjadjaran University, West Java, Indonesia. This study was aimed to determine the major digestive enzymes activity ofEurema blanda and Catopsilia pomona butterfly at three various temperature and pH. Eurema blanda and Catopsilia pomona have higher amylases activity than proteases and lipases activity at optimum temperature and pH, i.e. 8.141 ± 0.010 and 8.209 ± 0.017 IU/mg, respectively.