Life Cycle images of Catopsilia pyranthe

Mottled Emigrant

 

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A mottled emigrant from Bangalore

 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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