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Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, [1] [2] common eggfly, [2] varied eggfly, or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly, [3] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia [1] and Australia.
Either way, an egg-free host plant offers the offspring the best chance of surviving to adulthood, and hence a selective advantage. The stipules thus appear to have evolved as Gilbertian mimics of butterfly eggs, under selection pressure from Heliconius. [1] [2]
Eggs of black-veined white (Aporia crataegi) on apple leaf A butterfly from the genus Euploea, laying eggs underneath the leaf. Butterfly eggs are protected by a hard-ridged outer layer of shell, called the chorion. This is lined with a thin coating of wax which prevents the egg from drying out before the larva has had time to fully develop.
The head of a small white butterfly (Pieris rapae). Note the upward pointing labial palpi on both sides of the coiled proboscis. Comparison of moth and butterfly dorsal anatomy. Adult Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Pupa of a sphingid moth Caterpillar of the subfamily Arctiinae Eggs of the buff-tip (Phalera bucephala), a notodontid moth
Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...
The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa ...
After the eggs hatch, the new larvae eat the egg casings for food. Eventually, the larvae will transition either to consuming other eggs or parts of the host plant for nourishment. Throughout the first three instar stages, the larvae primarily consume the leaves and feed away from the leaf margins of the host plant. How much of the leaf and how ...
The species is also highly prized by collectors, and because of its rarity, this butterfly fetches a very high price on the black market, reportedly US$8,500-10,000 in the United States in 2007. [10] In 2001, renowned Canadian researcher Gilles Deslisle was fined CA$50,000 for illegally importing six specimens of Queen Alexandra's birdwings. [ 11 ]