Thursday, October 22, 2009

Beautiful Transparent Lime Butterfly eggs

Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) lay her eggs singly on the young leaves of the host plant (various Citrus species). The egg has a round shape and measuring about 1mm in diameter. Its color changes from white (transparent) to yellowish and then brown with the passage of time. The eggs take about six days to hatch.

Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) eggs

Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) eggs

Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) eggs

Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) eggs

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