Papilio polytes or the common Mormon swallowtail butterflies are no alien to my backyard at Kampung in Perak as they have thrived well until now. This is because of the presence of the Murray curry plant that has been there for about 13 years. The curry plant has served as the food plant for Polytes caterpillars to feed and the chemical from the leaves attract the adult butterflies to lay eggs. I have studied this butterfly species for the last 13 years after undergraduate years and I even had a plan to make them as a model animal for my future study. Alas, I had to postpone the passion and ambition as I had to embark on studies using other organism. But now, I am going to start over again. The curry plant is the old sampling station for me to find Polytes caterpillars and the eggs...
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