Yes Keith, and both the caterpillars have disappeared and we are still searching for them. The balcony is small so they couldn't have 'travelled' that far but not being able to locate them says a lot for their survival instinct to complete their life cycle. The search goes on....
Cheers, Kiran Srivastava Mumbai On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Keith Wolfe <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > Kiran, the green "splat" is the caterpillar's last watery poop, and a sure > sign that pupation is just a day away. > > Best wishes, > > Keith Wolfe > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:34:30 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Update: Common Mormon caterpillars on 17th floor > > > Is this caterpillar getting ready to pupate? It has been dormant since the > last 24 hours. > > The second albeit smaller caterpillar has disappeared but I found a green > 'splat' on the floor near the flower pot?!?! > > Cheers, > Kiran Srivastava > Mumbai > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM > Subject: Common Mormon laying its egg on 17th floor > To: [email protected] > > Hi, > > A Common butterfly came to our balcony on the 17th floor and laid a couple > of eggs on our mini orange plant (origin Singapore). The round shape is > typical of swallowtail butterflies. Photo is enlarged, cropped and enhanced > by pp. Isaac Kehimkar subsequently corrected my identification and told me > it is an interesting record of a Common Mormon (and not a Common Rose, which > I thought it was) finding a food plant at this level. He clarified the egg > of the Common rose is dark maroon and not smooth. > > Cheers, > kiran > mumbai > > > -- Enjoy
