Pupation
Final instar caterpillar settles in a
branch at upright position and starts
attaching itself to the branch using
silk pad and a silk girdle. The
pupation starts after a day.
Chrysalis is pale green in colour. The
pupal period lasts around 10 days.
The Pupa turns transparent revealing
the wing markings of the butterfly on
the night before eclosion.
Eclosion
The adult was seen eclosed by early morning. After eclosing, the adult butterfly was seen hanging upside down, drying up
their wings and ejecting Meconium. After drying up the wings and warming up its body temperature, the butterfly flies
Life cycle by: H. Theivaprakasham