Giant redeye: The shaggy caterpillar
Channel: Butterflies of Mulund
Date: 31/03/2022

One of the fascinating examples of Lepidopteran metamorphosis is seen in this transformation of the Giant red-eye butterfly caterpillar. The larva spins a loose shaggy filamentous clothing around it (consisting of pure wax) from its body as it prepares for pupation in the coming weeks