Lifecycle studies in Butterfly

Theertha · July 18, 2024, 3:21pm

Following are the photos shared by Cubists in Context to curriculum WhatsApp group .

Amritha From SN college Alathur.

Place:palakkad.
Time:7:24am.
Date:11.7.24.
Common mormon butterfly is mating.
Amritha.k sn college alathur.

Common mormon butterfly caterpillar i found today evening.
Time:6:00pm.
Place:palakkad.
Date:18.7.24.
Amritha.k sn college alathur.

Common mormon butterfly caterpillar.i found this by today.
Place:palakkad.
Time:6:00pm.
Date:18.7.24.
Amritha.k sn college alathur.

Common mormon butterfly caterpillar. I found thus by today .
Place:palakkad.
Date:18.7.24.
Time:6:00pm.
Amritha.k sn college alathur.

Today i found common mormon butterfly caterpillar on lemon plant.
Place:palakkad.
Time:6:00pm.
Date:18.7.24.
Amritha.k sn college alathur.

Theertha · July 18, 2024, 3:28pm

From Kashyap from Sapekhati higher secondary school.

Ye caterpillar hum log @kashyap das and @⁨Mayuri CUBE sapekhati⁩ ne dakha tha school ma.date:03 July 2024,time-12:01PM

Ye caterpillar🐛 ma na school se ghar le aaya.or aak din mana aak kach ke glass ma rakha or next day mana glass sa hata kar mobile box ma rakha Diya ye photo mana 4th July 2024 12:30PM ma liya tha.

Ye mana school sa lekar aaya caterpillar abhi ye fatna wala hai kuch din ke but.
Time:7:39PM
Date:15/07/24
Photo: kashyap Das.

BREAKING NEWS:Aaj mana morning ma dakha lakin ye butterfly nahi thi or jb mana school sa akar dakha tb ye butterfly bahar nikla.Or eska pakhi dibba ma chipak gya.kiyuki jb ye larva sa nikla tb uha sa pani nikli esliye butterfly ka pangkh chipak gaya.Or ye butterfly black colour hai or usma white,lite blue bhi ha.
Time:1:59PM
Date:16/07/24
Location: Sapekhati, Ghorajan
Photo:Kashyap Das.

Theertha · July 18, 2024, 3:34pm

Prithviraj sir from Thiruvananthapuram.

A very interesting thing noticed now a small larve was also seen inside the bottle. It might have been from the mango leaves given to the first larvae. Prithviraj

The small larva crawled into the lower side of the lid. Prithviraj CUBE SN. College Varkala 1-7-24

This is the small Larve found inside the bottle along the leaves. 3-7-24 Prithviraj

The small larvae is developing to puppa stage. Prithviraj CUBE SN. College Varkala. 4-7-24

I searched in Google. I couldn’t identify it. It looks similar to Cupha erymanthis or similar to any other species.The last photo shows the remains of cocoon Prithviraj CUBE SN. College Varkala. 10-7-24.

[11/07, 11:58 am] Theertha: Yes @⁨Prithviraj CUBE⁩ 's butterfly looks similar to Rathinda amor (Fabricius, 1775) - Monkey Puzzle

Host plant includes:
Mangifera indica (Kalesh & Prakash 2007) (Anacardiaceae)

Does the larval stage shown in the photo resemble yours ? @⁨Prithviraj CUBE⁩
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/rathinda-amor
[11/07, 11:58 am] Theertha: Rathinda is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It consists of a single species, Rathinda amor, the monkey puzzle,[1] found in Sri Lanka and India.[1][2][3]

Lifecycle of Rathinda amor Butterfly. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Figure-1-Life-stages-of-Rathinda-amor-aAdult-bEgg-cInstar-dII-Instar-eIII-Instar_fig1_303790368

Arunan · July 19, 2024, 7:26am

How are we sure this caterpillar is of Common Mormon Butterfly? @Amritha @Theertha

Arunan · July 19, 2024, 7:55am

Very good and prompt documentation. Please give this link with an inspiring introduction in Context2curriculum group.

Theertha · July 29, 2024, 1:47pm

The larva(green colored ) are similar to Common mormon, also the Curry leaf is a host plant for common mormon that may be the reason Amritha thought it is of Common mormon .

Lifecycle in Common mormon

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Lifecycle-of-Papilio-polytes-Linnaeus-a-egg-b-I-instar-larva-c-II-instar-larva-d_fig1_272987171

Theertha · July 29, 2024, 1:54pm

4)Sniga from SN college Alathur

Date:27:07:2024
Time:10:00 am
Location:Kannimari
Data collected by:Sniga.j (SN College Alathur)

Butterfly emerged from the pupae
Date:29:07:2024
Time:7:00 am
Location:Kannimari
Name of data collector:Sniga.j (SN College Alathur)

Theertha · August 3, 2024, 12:28pm

5)Data collected :Sneha and Anusree,
SN College Alathur.

Collected a pupa from a curry leaf plant on 1/08/2024.

Anusree wrote in the context to curriculum WhatsApp group:

Breaking news
Yesterday (1/07/2024)we collected pupa from the curry leaf plant in our home and take kept in the bowl for further observation.
Today morning (2/09/2024) I get wakeup look at the bowl I came to know that instead of pupa there is a butterfly so I actually adventure.This butterfly looks like very beautiful:heart_eyes:*

Date of photo:2/08/2024

Arunan · August 5, 2024, 5:49am

This pupa surely, looks different from average Common Mormon Larva. What do you say? @Theertha @sniga @Sneha_ @anu

Theertha · August 30, 2024, 2:39pm

Yes,the pupae collected by Anusree was not similar to Common mormon.

Pupae of common mormon

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Lifecycle-of-Papilio-polytes-Linnaeus-a-egg-b-I-instar-larva-c-II-instar-larva-d_fig1_272987171

Pupa of common mormon, CUBE Homelab.

Theertha · August 30, 2024, 2:50pm

From Prithviraj’s Homelab,Varkala , Thiruvananthapuram.
Following are the posts written by Prithviraj in Context to curriculum WhatsApp group:

I collected three puppa stage and kept in aplastic bottle .CUBE SN. College Varkala Prithviraj 9-8-24

The pan palm pupa I collected on 9-8-24 kept in a plastic bottle. I don’t think they develop into butterfly.They all get damaged by fungal attack. Prithviraj CUBE SN. Collge Varkala.

[24/08, 9:44 am] Theertha: Cleaning the cup is essential for culturing pupae. If the cup is not clean, it may allow fungus& other organism to grow and attack the pupae. I think that after cleaning the box, we can remove the fungus from the surface of the first and second pupae and observe whether they can develop into butterflies.

[24/08, 10:08 am] Prithviraj CUBE: Yes you are right. The bottle was not clean. Any way I cleaned the bottle and kept the pupa in it but I don’t think butterfly will emerge from it. Prithviraj CUBE SN. Collge Varkala

I cleaned the bottle and kept the pupa again in it. 24.8.24.I first kept the pupa on 9-8-24
.prithviraj

I collectd three pupal stage of pan palm on 25-8-24.Among them one developed as butterfly on 29-8-24.The other two leaf roll with pupa is still there. Prithviraj CUBE SN. College Varkala 30-8-24

Today afternoon the second pupa also developed into butterfly. CUBE SN. College Varkala. Prithviraj. From reference it shows similarity to Gangara thyrsis. Reference link is given. 30-8-24.

Gangara thyrsis | Butterfly https://images.app.goo.gl/bSy2YSCyJtMwSWeYA