Abstract
A continuous cell line was obtained from the culture of fat bodies which had been taken from a female larva of the common armyworm, Leucania separata, and designated as NIAS-LeSe-11. The cell line consisted primarily of spherical cells. The karyotype was typical of lepidopteran cell lines and the chromosome numbers flucuated widely. Population doubling time was about 48 hr at 25°C, . The cells could be stored at 5°C for 3 months and at -70°C for more than two years. They were susceptible to Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus and Chilo iridescent virus.
