Plain tiger butterfly

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Life cycle of plain tiger butterfly 



The egg takes about 2.5-3 days to hatch. The young caterpillar emerges by eating away part of the egg shell. The rest of the egg shell becomes the first meal for the newly hatched, which has a length of about 2.2mm. Its cylindrical body is mostly white with a yellowish undertone, and has a fair number of short fine setae.




2nd image : The 5th instar lasts for 2-3 days, and the body length reaches up to 42mm. On the last day, the caterpillar ceases feeding, and its body becomes shortened and decolorized, most notably in the yellow and crimson coloration. It wanders around in search of a pupation site. Typically it comes to a halt on a branch/stem or a leaf underside, where the caterpillar spins a silk pad from which it soon hangs vertically to take on the pre-pupatory pose.


3rd image : Pupation takes place about 0.75 days after the caterpillar assumes the hanging posture. The barrel-shaped pupa suspends itself from the silk pad with no supporting silk girdle. The pupa could be green, pink even white in coloration. It has a median transverse line marked with a series of black spots and an outer series of yellow spots. 



4th image : pupa of the Plain Tiger, green form. white/pink form.



5th image : After about 5 days of development, the pupal skin turns translucent as the development within the pupal case comes to an end. The prominent white spots on the forewing upperside also become discernible. The following day, the adult butterfly emerges from the pupal case.



6th image: 🆔 *DANAUA CHRYSIPUSLSO* -known as the plain tiger butterfly 

Habitat: The plain tiger prefers arid, open areas, and is found in a variety of habitats, including deserts, mountains, deciduous forests, and human-tended gardens in cities and parks.

Bibliography:
🔎Notes taken from Wikipedia and  other resource  for detailed information.

Pic -©Meeha begum.N
B.sc,M.sc.zoo,Cmlt,Cpc




Comments

  1. Smiling❤️June 10, 2022 at 10:41 AM

    Life cycle of butterfly was illustrated very beautifully with nice visual clarity and it shows your passion and time invested in capturing this beautiful shots. Keep up the good work❤️❤️✨💚😊❤️✨

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  2. AnonymousJune 10, 2022 at 9:21 PM

    💞🦋 images are looking very beautiful ☺️ and easy to understand the life cycle.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 13, 2022 at 12:06 AM

    Brilliant work meeha ! Keep it up

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