Mottled Emigrant

Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Coliadinae > Catopsilia > Catopsilia pyranthe

Egg of a mottled emigrant on Senna occidentalis plant

An early stage Caterpillar

The spots near the white line starts to grow bigger and hair like bristles are seen

Some of the spots near the edge turn bluish in the final stages

The final stage caterpillar builds a string and prepares for the metamorphosis

A fresh pupa

Pupa develops colours, spots and lines before eclosing

Eclosing of a Mottled emigrant butterfly can be seen in the above video

An emerged butterfly

Empty pupa shell after the butterfly eclosed

The observation is made during Apr / May - 2017 from South India.

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