for me the longest thing happend with a rose pupa. it pupated on 26th november 2009 and emerged on 13 march 2010!! regards Arjan
On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 9:51 AM, balakrishnan valappil < [email protected]> wrote: > > > I have reared > Chocolate albatatross under 14 days from egg to butterfly > and small leopard under 13 days from egg to butterfly > the longest? > it could be anything as some pupa continues to be in dormant stage for > weeks! > generally pierids have the shortest lifecycle period > then the nymphalids and swallowtails > hesperids has long lifecycle periods > lycaenids vary a lot lineblues ceruleans and pierrots have short periods > but oakblues and royals has longer periods > in almost every cases I have met with, the egg hatched before 6 days!! > > Balakrishnan Valappil > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakrishnan_valappil>Civil Engineering > Consultant > NEST > Malappuram PO > 676505 > KERALA > > Mobile:09446587033 > Flickr Photostream > http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakrishnan_valappil > > --- On *Tue, 12/14/10, MFaisal <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: MFaisal <[email protected]> > Subject: [ButterflyIndia] A query > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 12:08 AM > > > > Dear All > Can anyone please tell me, which butterfly takes longest time to complete > its life cycle and which has the the shortest time life cycle? > > Thanking you, with regards > > Mohammad Faisal > > > > > -- Arjan Basu Roy 6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 West Bengal, India Be natures' mate! -- Enjoy
