Psyche Butterfly layed eggs on Cardamine plants.
Date:8/12/2023
Time:11.50am
Theertha
Cherukkad, Kozhikode.
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I found a butterfly,looks similar to to psyche , moving from one plant to another. Are they searching for host plants ? I trapped that psyche using a net shawl and took pictures.
Place : Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:7/12/2023
Time :2pm
Theertha
I do have a mini - cardamine forest .I kept that butterfly into those cardamine plants.
Place : Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:7/12/2023
Time :2pm
Theertha
Later I found that psyche is laying eggs on cardamine plants.
Place : Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:7/12/2023
Time :2pm
Theertha
Picture of eggs ,I could find 4 eggs .still searching.later I got one more eggs .
Place : Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:7/12/2023
Time :2pm
Theertha.
Later on 8/12/2023 .I repeated the same , I capture a psyche and added to my mini - cardamine forest .
Now total of 6 eggs I kept in a plastic box and two of them are in cardamine garden .
Eggs on Cardamine plant
Place : Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:8/12/2023
Time :12pm
Theertha.
Pictures of setup .
Place : Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:7/12/2023
Time :2pm
Theertha.
Two of them emerged as Caterpillar on 10/12/2023.
Place : Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:8/12/2023
Time :8am
Theertha.
Later rest of the three got emerged as Caterpillar.
Place: Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:10/12/2023
Time :10pm
Theertha
Video of the six caterpillars
Place: Cherukkad, Kozhikode
Date:10/12/2023
Time :10pm
Theertha
How did you identify gravid female Psyche butterfly?