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Abandoned butterfly pupa

Papelionid sp.

Photo by Wild Things
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Field Notes

Description:

An abandoned butterfly pupa belonging to a swallowtail butterfly.

Habitat:

Seen on an orange plant in my mothers garden.

Notes:

Clicked, using macro mode on my Samsung Omnia-W.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Wild Things
Thanks Yogesh. You are the plant expert :)
YogeshSave
If the plant is miniature orange plant then that is "Calamondin Orange" sci. name :Citrofortunella microcarpa
Ashish
May be Swallowtail type butterfly's pupa.
Ashish
Check.. if find similar.. http://blog.growingwithscience.com/2010/10/bug-of-the-week-chrysalises/
Wild Things
Thanks Ashish. It was a bonsai orange plant. Maybe Citris Mitis Calamondin, not sure.
Ashish
Nice Pupa.. Do you know Binomial ID of plant..?

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