Recent Posts Tagged With 'caterpillars'

• Lifestages Of The Butterfly-Common Emigrant

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 07:42 in butterflies, larvae, caterpillars, pupa, butterfly eggs

  Here are some pictures representing four stages of the life cycle of common emigrant butterfly.1st stage-EggsThe female common emigrant butterfly lays its spindle shaped yellowish eggs individually on the back side of the host plants (Cassias). The ...

• Lime Butterfly Caterpillar

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 11:21 in butterflies, larvae, caterpillars

  The Lime Butterfly caterpillar passes through 5 different instars before pupation. The first few instars of the caterpillar look like bird droppings and this is nature's way of protecting them from predators. In the 5th (last) instar, the caterpill...

• Common Leopard Butterfly Larvae

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 13:43 in butterflies, larvae, caterpillars, common leopard

  A few days ago I brought home two leopard butterfly caterpillars with a branch of weeping willow tree. At the night one disappeared and the other turned into pre-pupa stage. The common leopard butterfly caterpillar has a dark orange color with black...

• Plain Tiger Larva

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 07:52 in butterflies, larvae, caterpillars

  Plain Tiger Butterfly Larva (caterpillar) can be easily found on the host plant (milkweed). Its body has black and white bands with yellow dorsolateral spots. It has 3 pairs of long and black tentacle-like appendages. The bases of appendages turn r...

• Green Caterpillar Photos

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 03:04 in caterpillars, green caterpillar

  Pictures of an unknown green caterpillar with yellow strips and small spots....

• Yellow Caterpillar Pictures

  Posted on Sunday December 7th, 2008 at 03:28 in caterpillars, yellow caterpillar

  Pictures of Yellow Caterpillar with light orange spots and dark strips...

• Green caterpillar pictures

  Posted on Saturday November 15th, 2008 at 03:53 in caterpillars

  Green caterpillar with yellow strip...