Krushnamegh, I have bred heaps of machaon here: this is certainly not machaon.
I cannot suggest what it could be, but it might help narrow things down a bit
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Peter, Lachung is pretty high elevation. What other swallowtails occur there
that would have this type of caterpillars? Please let me know, I do not have
much experience with early stages of high-elevation butterflies.
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From: Peter Smetacek
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Reply-To: butterflyindia
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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:16:31 -0500
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To: butterflyindia
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Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] 2 butterfly and 1moth cats and a butterfly for id
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The first larva is a swallowtail but crtainly not machaon.
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the next 2 larvae are hawkmoths, the green one with mauve stripes is probably
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The butterfly is Hypolimnas bolina.
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Dear All, please see attached and help id:Swallowtail Cat?: Krushnamegh's: is
your caterpillar from Lachung of Yellow Swallowtail? 1. Labin Rai's
caterpillar: which butterfly?2. Labin Rai's caterpillar: which moth?
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Thanks in advance,Usha
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