The larval hostplants of minori differ depending upon venue. The young larva is black with a white saddle. It is interesting to note that young minori larvae have a broader white saddle than young indra indra larvae have. The large mature larva is gorgeously arrayed with bright pink and black stripes strewn with orange dots. Immatures, unfortunately, are heavily subjected to several varieties of parasites.
Hibernation is as pupa.
In Utah, P. indra nevadensis is also known as P. indra nr. It is a long tailed race of indra . Amongst all the varieties of indra in Utah, nevadensis shows the most drastic example of individual variation with specimens looking like fordi, martini, panamintensis, and even pergamus . Nevadensis for the most part is univoltine with less than 1 percent of lab-reared pupae emerging during the same year. The distribution of nevadensis in Utah is restricted to Washington County.