Red Pierrot butterfly: Emergence from Pupa
Channel: Butterflies of Mulund
Date: 2022-04-29

This video shows how the Red Pierrot butterfly (Talicada nyseus), emerges from its pupa. After spending an average of 4-7 days as pupa, the butterfly tears the pupal membrane with its forelegs and pushes its head out. The body of the butterfly (Thorax with wings) follows soon. As soon as the butterfly emerges, it looks for the nearest branch which it holds tightly with its legs. The upper wings of the Red pierrot are black-yellow while the normally visible underside is strikingly Orange-white with black spots. Every emerging butterfly contains a developmental fluid accumulated in its belly called 'Meconium' and it needs to be excreted out before the butterfly is ready to take off. 

Audio credits:

Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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