Oleander Butterfly Euploea core has has a distinctive silvery pupa otherwise known as a chrysalis. This how I was able to identify this species on a ficus outside my front door. I was very lucky to find a caterpillar to photograph too. I watched and waited and was able to capture the full life cycle over the next few weeks.
The pupa stage lasted a couple weeks, it started silvery and then I was able to see the butterfly developing inside the transparent pupal skin. My patience paid off and I was able to photograph the newly emerge adult butterfly. The butterfly was ready to fly within a few hours of emerging.
Oleander Butterfly Euploea core goes through a complete metamorphosis. A Complete Metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. These animals look very different as babies than their parents. Complete Metamorphosis involves changes in the animal’s body structure through cell growth and differentiation.
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