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Cethosia penthesilia
This caterpillar with stripey costume looks rather similar to its adult butterfly. They were feeding on passionfruit foliage.
Spotted at the Melbourne zoo. These are a tropical species and would never survive the local climate.
Spotted on Aug 20, 2013
Submitted on Aug 20, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Alice. Its interesting how similar they look. They feed on Passiflora which is toxic and seem to be quite safe displaying bright colors with no tendency to camouflage. I would guess they are toxic in both stages.
So nice to see the caterpillar and butterfly!.