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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