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Green Slug Caterpillar

This dome shaped and green colored mass is Green Slug Caterpillar (Eloasa symphonistis), in the family Limacodidae. This slow moving caterpillar feeds on the leaves of Acacia and  some plants in the family Rhamnaceae. They have a number of pale lines running along its body. The caterpillar you see here was feeding on Ziziphus mauritiana leaves.

Green Slug Caterpillars (Eloasa symphonistis)

Butterfly Caterpillars

Here are some pictures of butterflies caterpillar/larvae, I identified and captured so far. These pictures represent a certain larval stage/instar, at a different stage, these will be somehow different.

Butterfly Caterpillars/Larvae
Plain Tiger Butterfly Larva
Common Leopard Butterfly Larva
Common Emigrant Butterfly Larva
Rounded Pierrot Butterfly Larva
Bath White Butterfly Larva
Lime Butterfly Larva
Large Cabbage White Butterfly Larva
Common Castor Butterfly Larva
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Larva
Painted Lady Butterfly Larva
Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Larva
Yellow Coster Butterfly Larva


Moth Larvae

Pictures of unknown moth Larvae/caterpillars from my collection, I captured in the last three years. Until now I didn't get any clue of their identification, so I decided to post them as unidentified, on the hope that someone will be able to help me. Any Identification help would be highly appreciated.

Moth Larvae
Brown caterpillar
Green caterpillar
Brown caterpillar
Yellow and black caterpillar
Green caterpillar
Yellow caterpillar
Brown caterpillar
Caterpillar

Striped Pierrot Tarucus nara Life Cycle

The Striped Pierrot (Tarucus nara) is a small butterfly (wingspan: 24 - 28 mm) found in South Asia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Striped Pierrot (Tarucus nara) Butterfly Life Cycle
Eggs are laid singly on the young shoots of the host plants Zizyphus sp. It takes 2-3 days for the egg to hatch.
Egg
Egg

The caterpillars of this species feed on Zizyphus sp. and are attended by ants. The caterpillars occur in two colors i.e pale green and dark green. The caterpillar reach a maximum length of about 14 mm. The larva stage last for about 12 days.
Larva
Larva

On maturity the caterpillar stops eating and attache itself to a leaf head down, supported by a silken grid at the center. The pupa has a length of about 8-9mm. Like caterpillars the pupa also occur in two colors i.e pale green and dark green. On the 6th day the pupa turns transparent, revealing the new butterfly inside and after some time the adult butterfly enclosed itself. Before flight, the newly emerged butterfly takes some time to inflating its wings with blood and letting them dry.
Pupa
Pupa
Newly Emerged Butterfly

Life Cycle Of Common Grass Yellow Butterfly

The Common Grass Yellow or Large Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe) is a small butterfly (wingspan 35-40 mm) in family Pieridae, found in Pakistan. This species is very common in the Autumn (August, September and October).
The upperside of the wings is bright yellow with the fore wing having broadly black excavated border in the apex and termen and hind wing with narrow irregular border. Underside of both wings is yellow with dark brown markings and irregular shaped rings. The female is large and paler than male.
Their larvae feed on plants in the family Fabaceae, however the main host plants in our area are different species of Sesbania.


Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Life Cycle
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Male
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Female Ovipositing Egg
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Mating Pair
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Eggs
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Egg
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Caterpillar
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Caterpillar
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Pupa
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Pupa
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Newly Emerged Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
Newly Emerged Common Grass Yellow Butterfly
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