Saturday, May 21, 2011

COMMON BARON BUTTERFLY


Location : Thucklai, Tamilnadu

MY OBSERVATIONS

14-03-2011 – Got one pupa from Thucklai
                          Caterpillar moulted before pupating. The outer cover is also seen with the pupa

Outer cover of the caterpillar after moulting



22-03-2011 – Emerged in the morning


IT IS COMMON BARON BUTTERFLY
Euthalia aconthea
“Maanthalir Salabham” in Malayalam

Kingdom:     Animalia
Phylum:        Arthropoda
Class:           Insecta
Order:           Lepidoptera
Family:          Nymphalidae
Genus:          Euthalia
Species:       E. aconthea

                                                           Pupa case after emerging
COURTESY : Dr. S. Mukunthakumar, TBGRI

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