The egg of P. polytes undergoes a 3 days incubation in which on the 4th day of egg laying, the egg hatches into a 1st instar larva. After about 12 to 13 hours of dormancy, it starts to feed on young leaves and keeps growing until two days where it sheds skin into the 2nd instar. The larva keeps feeding for 3 subsequent days before reaching the 3rd instar.
After 3 days EL, the egg hatched into 1st instar catty. So small right that I had to use the magnifying glass to see.
The catty in its 2nd instar. I think it is growing the internal cuticle from the inside and ready to undergo the 2nd molt.
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