Atrophaneura Hector - Life Cycle

Life Cycle

  • Egg

  • Hatching

  • Caterpillar

  • Chrysalis

  • freshly emmerged specimen

  • Adult female

  • mating in Hyderabad, India

Higher numbers of them are seen during August–November and also during April–June. They breed up to 6–7 times in the year and it has been found to take only 39–47 days from egg to adult.

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