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Papilio polytes
Quite ickky-looking if you ask me...down to the glistening sheen of fresh bird poop...green...black and an artistic touch of white. Small blistery things on body. OK, not a fan of its looks BUT what wonderful camouflage.
In my garden. On a Curry-patta plant. (Murraya koenigii) The leaves are edible and aromatic.
There were about six caterpillars. Different sizes. This one was the largest. second photo was taken on the 10th. The tinier ones are still bird-poop.
Quite a transformation Sukanya. I might even call it a change for the better, "nicer" even. :-) Thanks for sharing these.
@ Tukup, thankfully they donot stay "nice"for very long...today the largest one was pretty and green with a tiara to boot. Photo coming shortly!
Yes Chief...i thought so too.Thank you.Happy Dusserra and Shubho Bijoya from Kolkata.
Spotted on Oct 9, 2019
Submitted on Oct 9, 2019
