The Caterpillar (Lime Butterfly)

megaweb · 28th April 2003

This caterpillar of the Lime Butterfly is ready to go on to its next stage of development. It is a fully developed caterpillar (final instar) that is ready to change into a pupa or chrysalis. It is resting on a half-eaten leaf of my tangerine plant. It will next find a suitable spot where it is unlikely to be disturbed in order to pupate.

Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 22

Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 16

Falcon · 28th April 2003

The blue spot in the first pic does not fit in well.

For the 2nd shot, maybe a little more DOF would be better?

Green Baron · 28th April 2003

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Originally posted by megaweb
This caterpillar of the Lime Butterfly is ready to go on to its next stage of development. ... It is resting on a half-eaten leaf of my tangerine plant. It will next find a suitable spot where it is unlikely to be disturbed in order to pupate.

Megaweb,
Nice shot of this caterpillar. However, this is not the caterpillar of the Lime Butterfly but is that of the Tailed Green Jay.

You wrote that "It is resting on a half-eaten leaf of my tangerine plant." Did it actually feed on Tangerine plant ? I am curious because its normal host plant are Soursop and Chempaka (belonging to Annonaceae family) and I have not come across them feeding on plant from the Citrus family !

Regards
Gan

megaweb · 29th April 2003

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Originally posted by Gan CW
Megaweb,
Nice shot of this caterpillar. However, this is not the caterpillar of the Lime Butterfly but is that of the Tailed Green Jay.

You wrote that "It is resting on a half-eaten leaf of my tangerine plant." Did it actually feed on Tangerine plant ? I am curious because its normal host plant are Soursop and Chempaka (belonging to Annonaceae family) and I have not come across them feeding on plant from the Citrus family !

Regards
Gan

ah ... wrong ID again

... Thanks for the correctiion

Green Baron · 29th April 2003

You are welcome. I am still curious if the cat feeds on your Tangerine plant ?

megaweb · 29th April 2003

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Originally posted by Gan CW
You are welcome. I am still curious if the cat feeds on your Tangerine plant ?

see the 2nd shot ... it was resting on the leaf ... I found it at the end part of this path.

Green Baron · 29th April 2003

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Originally posted by megaweb
see the 2nd shot ... it was resting on the leaf ... I found it at the end part of this path.

Then the plant is Chempaka and not Tangerine.

Thanks

28th April 2003	#1
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28th April 2003	#2
Falcon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,870	The blue spot in the first pic does not fit in well. For the 2nd shot, maybe a little more DOF would be better?

29th April 2003	#5
Green Baron Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 184	You are welcome. I am still curious if the cat feeds on your Tangerine plant ?