- 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