Common Mormon Caterpillar Moult

Description:

Common Mormon Caterpillar Moult was spotted on the ground below the lemon plant.

Notes:

Caterpillars face a challenge as they grow. In order for a caterpillar to grow larger than the skin it had when it hatched, it must make a new, larger skin. The caterpillar does this by first growing a new skin underneath the outer skin. Then, when it is ready, it "sheds" the old skin, and the newer, larger skin underneath is exposed. This process is properly called molting.