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Autumn Leaf butterfly: 4. Caterpillar laying silk prior to pupating
15 Mar 2016

Autumn Leaf butterfly: 4. Caterpillar laying silk prior to pupating

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna, Videography | 0

An earlier post describes how the caterpillar weaves a tiny pad on the underside of the leaf before attaching itself and slowly turning into a pupa. Subsequent handling of pupal cases and pupae showed that the tiny pad of silk … Continued

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Autumn Leaf butterfly: 3. Eclosion
19 Jan 2016

Autumn Leaf butterfly: 3. Eclosion

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna, Videography | 0

About eight days after the caterpillar turns into a pupa … the Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide) butterfly emerges. The entire procedure takes place in two minutes. The pupal case suddenly splits open towards the head end and the butterfly crawls … Continued

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Autumn Leaf butterfly: 2. Caterpillar pupating
15 Jan 2016

Autumn Leaf butterfly: 2. Caterpillar pupating

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna, Videography | 0

A few of the mid-December 2015 Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide) caterpillars, courtesy of Maryann Vitudio, showed signs of pupating within days. They were moving up and down the stems of Common Asystasia (Asystasia gangetica) grown in potted soil placed in … Continued

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Autumn Leaf butterfly: 1. Caterpillars feeding
12 Jan 2016

Autumn Leaf butterfly: 1. Caterpillars feeding

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna, Videography | 1

In mid-December 2015, Maryann Vitudio brought a bunch of the creeping Common Asystasia, also known as Coromandel (Asystasia gangetica, previously known as A. coromandeliana) with about a dozen Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide) caterpillars actively feeding on the leaves. The caterpillars … Continued

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