Sunday, May 11, 2014

Life Cycle of Rice Paper Butterfly

Rice Paper Butterfly

In Toucheng Leisure Farm, we are cultivated an area for rearing the rice paper butterfly. We were planting Parsonia laevigata for attracting the rice paper butterfly come to lay egg. This is because Parsonia laevigata is the favourite food for its larvae.

Rice Paper Butterfly
Scientific Name: Idea leuconoe
Order: Lepidoptera
Origin on Southeast Asia
Other name: Paper Kite, Large tree nymph


Egg

Larvae

 Chrysalis stage 
 (Like Christmas decorative light bulb if see from the far)

 Butterfly (Adult)

Find more information on Toucheng Leisure Farm~!

Angelia

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