The transformation of Papilio polytes (Common Mormon) from caterpillar to butterfly (Male).


Host plants: Kaffir Lime (Citrus hystrix), Key Lime (Citrus aurantiifolia), Nagami Kumquat (Citrus margarita), etc.

- I raised the caterpillar in a small container.
- When the caterpillar has fully reached its full length and weight, it will form into a chrysalis.
- Pupation takes approximately 15 hours after the caterpillar hangs its body with a silk pad and a silk girdle.
- There are two colour forms of the chrysalis (green form and brown form). This one turns gradually to the characteristic greyish-brown about a day later.
- The chrysalis stage lasts about 11-12 days to become a butterfly. It depends on environmental factors such as climate.


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