6 days ago, I was really excited to see that the first cocoon has turned into an elegant butterfly. She is a female stichius and has been doing well in captivity. The next day, another female stichius came out from the chrysalis and join her sister. They are doing well now and everyday I make sure that the sugar water is always full as they feed on it. The first female now has a fat belly as she likes to feed on it. Today, I was really again fascinated that another pupa has cracked open and a Male emerged. Polytes males usually do not have any red color markings on their wing instead they bear several white stripes on their frontal and back wings.
A Polytes male finally emerged..
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