Pupa moved from branch to the lid of the container ? I think it was caterpillar, ready to form the pupa, when you moved it to the container. Later it crawled to the lid and formed the pupa.
During pupation, no way a pupa can move !!! Probably you can take more photos next time or if you already have these pics, please share. Kishen On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:39 AM, Blaise <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > Have noticed that the larva of Red Pierrot is capable of moment…. I am not > referring to the wriggling motion some pupae display when disturbed but – > actual motion.... they are capable of changing their position…. (off-course > there would be a time period for which this is possible)… > > > > I had noticed two fresh larvae, one was on a black pot while the other was > nicely camouflaged on the bark of one of my bonsai plants… I was just > thinking that the one on the black pot will be OK in a few days once it > darkens up a bit…. After a couple of hours when I checked on them I was > surprised to find the one on the bark had disappeared….. at the time I > thought that it was taken by some predator… > > > > I took a branch having two pupae and placed them in a closed container… > next morming I noticed that one pupa had shifted to the lid of the > container….. > > > > Blaise > "Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel > and kiss the ground." - Rumi > > http://picasaweb.google.com/Blaisepereira > > > -- Enjoy
