Showing posts with label Butterflies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butterflies. Show all posts
Different Species of Butterflies Found in Pakistan
A slide show depicting 38 different species of butterflies found in Pakistan, I have captured so far.
Common Silverline Butterfly
The Common Silverline Butterfly (Cigaritis vulcanus) is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Common Silverline Butterfly-Cigaritis vulcanus
Yellow Pansy Butterfly
The Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies), found in the the tropical areas of Asia and Africa. It's a medium sized butterfly with a wingspan about 45-55 mm. It's a sun-loving butterfly and can be often seen basking in the sun on the ground or rocks.
Yellow Pansy Butterfly (Junonia hierta)
Butterfly Chrysalis
Different species of butterflies have different types and colors Chrysalises/Pupae. Here are the pictures of Chrysalis of 12 different species of butterflies including painted lady, common castor, common leopard, grass yellow, plain tiger, bath white, large cabbage white, common emigrant, blue pansy, danaid eggfly and striped pierrot respectively. Some people use the term cocoon wrongly for the butterfly pupa. A cocoon is a casing spun of silk by many moth caterpillars and numerous other holometabolous insect larvae as a protective covering for the pupa.
Butterfly Chrysalis
Butterfly Caterpillars
Here are some pictures of butterflies caterpillar/larvae, I identified and captured so far. These pictures represent a certain larval stage/instar, at a different stage, these will be somehow different.
Butterfly Caterpillars/Larvae
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| Plain Tiger Butterfly Larva |
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| Common Leopard Butterfly Larva |
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| Common Emigrant Butterfly Larva |
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| Rounded Pierrot Butterfly Larva |
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| Bath White Butterfly Larva |
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| Lime Butterfly Larva |
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| Large Cabbage White Butterfly Larva |
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| Common Castor Butterfly Larva |
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| Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Larva |
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| Painted Lady Butterfly Larva |
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| Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Larva |
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| Yellow Coster Butterfly Larva |
Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Life Cycle
Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Life Cycle
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| Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Egg |
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| Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Larva/Caterpillar |
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| Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Pre-pupa |
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| Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Pupa |
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| Danaid Eggfly Butterfly |
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| Danaid Eggfly Butterfly Host Plant (Portulaca sp.) |
Common Line-blue Butterfly
The Common Line-blue (Prosotas nora superdates) is a species of small tailed blue butterfly in the family Lycaenidae (The Gossamer-Winged Butterflies), subfamily Polyommatinae, found in Asia. It has a wingspan of about 20 to 25 mm.
Common Line-blue (Prosotas nora superdates)
Common Four Ring Butterfly
The Common Four Ring (Ypthima huebneri) is a species of Satyrinae (Browns) butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in Pakistan. They have a wingspan of about 30-35mm. They are weak flier and generally fly close to the ground. Because of their dull brown color, I always ignored to photograph them.
Common Four Ring Butterfly (Ypthima huebneri)
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| Common Four Ring Butterfly Mating Pair |
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