Commom Lime

Papilionidae; Papilioninae; Papilionini; Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus 1758. Earlier today, I posted a spotting on Project Noah about the development of a Common Lime larva and its metamorphosis, through pupation into an adult butterfly. I realised as I was uploading the photos etc. that there were not enough pictures to adequately illustrate the process. So, I decided to post an additional spotting to show this better, using some of the many photos I had taken, but could not upload because of the limited number of photos allowed. The spotting earlier today is: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1657938488 and there is another one done on Aug 5 which deals only with the larva found in our backyard on a very small sapling citrus tree: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/648099988 My purpose here is to show the gradual changes which can be seen in the Papilio demoleus demoleus pupae as it progresses towards the eventual eclosion of the adult butterfly. The spotting earlier today, due to lack of pictures, made the change appear to be very sudden. Of course, that is not the case and hopefully the photos shown here might help to give a better representation of what really happens. The first picture was taken on Aug 14 and the last was this morning Aug, 21. Even these 6 photos don't show the smoothness of the progression as it happens in real time, but it is an improvement on the previous attempt. To truly represent the very gradual transition, many more photos would have to be used.