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Imperial white butterfly hatching

Delais aganippe

Description:

A raft of yellow eggs become minute caterpillars within one day. I have collected these eggs to breed these spectacular jezebel butterflies. Pic 4 (adult) was taken last year.

Habitat:

Eggs are laid on mistletoe plant (amyema quandang) in September.

Notes:

Breeding last year; http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/849... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/165...

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3 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

Thank you Viv
Thank you Marta
I will attempt to document all five instars of the larva

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Nice family!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 10 years ago

Great series Martin

MartinL
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MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 24, 2013
Submitted on Sep 24, 2013

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