tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post5444546886127389879..comments2024-03-28T19:03:45.448+08:00Comments on Butterflies of Singapore: Life History of the Common MormonCommanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035224272922037277noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-16118119726045544322023-09-08T22:35:28.694+08:002023-09-08T22:35:28.694+08:00Thank you sir for the information Thank you sir for the information shivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865203548614013076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-23570257594590148942023-03-28T01:03:58.660+08:002023-03-28T01:03:58.660+08:00Hi please let me know what happened, i also have o...Hi please let me know what happened, i also have one pupa that turned brown the very next day...Dead_Gravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340832322564120775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-74620432224409357932023-03-28T00:57:51.628+08:002023-03-28T00:57:51.628+08:00Hi, my common mormon pupated yesterday and today i...Hi, my common mormon pupated yesterday and today it looks brown is there any issue or it's just fine??Dead_Gravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340832322564120775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-17016411703427705972022-08-02T23:55:51.487+08:002022-08-02T23:55:51.487+08:00Hi! How do you tell the difference between a lime ...Hi! How do you tell the difference between a lime caterpillar and a common Mormon caterpillar?Mirae .Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769618102365177709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-1194523124786222612022-03-26T22:40:52.039+08:002022-03-26T22:40:52.039+08:00Hello from Hong Kong, Horace! We've been raisi...Hello from Hong Kong, Horace! We've been raising common mormons for 3 years now with our young kids and have referred to this article every time! Just noticed that it was written in 2011... AMAZING - Thanks for such a wonderful resource that has continued educating for over a decade! ❤️ Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995420482539865204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-52777108602300910642022-03-19T15:12:58.329+08:002022-03-19T15:12:58.329+08:00Hey I to found a caterpillar it became a cocoon an...Hey I to found a caterpillar it became a cocoon and after it became a butterfly but it got crippled and broken wings what can I doAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936926461689178390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-81441324638393412032022-02-26T08:27:29.280+08:002022-02-26T08:27:29.280+08:00Hi, I received my first two caterpillars, Common M...Hi, I received my first two caterpillars, Common Mormon, in their 5th instar. Now looking forward for their pupa stage and eventual emergence (eclosing). Your post is so informative and helpful. I really enjoyed reading and re-reading them to appreciate this butterfly life cycle. Thank you for sharing. Cheers from newbie in Penang Island. SL LiewSLLiewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570494440824996105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-69437648399170776752022-01-29T14:43:01.053+08:002022-01-29T14:43:01.053+08:00Hi..I found a larva which had just hatched and was...Hi..I found a larva which had just hatched and was feeding on its egg shell, is it safe to take it inside and rear it when it is so young?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408162206242604377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-34329166220227639882021-12-02T15:26:26.811+08:002021-12-02T15:26:26.811+08:00My butterfly emerged and has not flown away, there...My butterfly emerged and has not flown away, there is also no sunlight from where I am, what should I do?Paper Baghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04696593362570116320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-58471455158420667142021-11-29T22:09:31.982+08:002021-11-29T22:09:31.982+08:00My bad. I didn't mean it to be totally airtigh...My bad. I didn't mean it to be totally airtight (no air get in or out). What I meant to say was to make sure that the cover is closed properly.Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159288580693656871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-74246640601007755902021-10-10T02:14:05.248+08:002021-10-10T02:14:05.248+08:00My caterpillar just turned into pupa today. Should...My caterpillar just turned into pupa today. Should I move it into jar? And why should I use air tight containerShrutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129329614798115159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-11776564088186987672021-10-10T02:10:37.357+08:002021-10-10T02:10:37.357+08:00Why air tight container? My caterpillar just turne...Why air tight container? My caterpillar just turned into pupa today so should I put it in a jar? Shrutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129329614798115159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-1822183875394515832021-10-06T23:46:46.925+08:002021-10-06T23:46:46.925+08:00Thank you so much for this informative article..im...Thank you so much for this informative article..im experiencing an excitement as have one pupa of Common Mormon butterfly...waiting for the D dayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639236991906901604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-50010576966852545762021-08-26T23:45:36.023+08:002021-08-26T23:45:36.023+08:00My common mormon not eating curry leaves what to d...My common mormon not eating curry leaves what to doAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829649294546563049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-8399516757219822452021-08-17T13:34:11.335+08:002021-08-17T13:34:11.335+08:00My butterfly had just emerged this morning! But ri...My butterfly had just emerged this morning! But right till now, 5 hours has passed, its wings are still not spread. Could it be because it is emerged on the ground, not hanging on a branch? Or maybe due to the rainy weather these days? I am worried it will starve. I held a drop of sugar water near it but it showed no interest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911523625300812823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-91024013396889761622021-05-18T15:22:31.625+08:002021-05-18T15:22:31.625+08:00Thank you so much for this article. I saw a butter...Thank you so much for this article. I saw a butterfly flying over my balcony and two weeks later discovered three caterpillars on my baby lemon tree. Thanks to your pictures, I was able to identify their stage and now they all turned green overnight. But my lemon tree is very small and there are no more baby leaves; only older hard leaves. And they don't seem to be able to bite into it. Should I help to feed with some leaves from my other lemon tree? Very fascinating to watch the transformation. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531022687718551853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-48600486340336389712021-04-07T18:07:01.467+08:002021-04-07T18:07:01.467+08:00Ideally a pupa should be hanging upside down horiz...Ideally a pupa should be hanging upside down horizontally or vertically. This is important when a butterfly emerges otherwise the wings will be deformed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069699528520975509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-39679634843057398272021-03-25T18:19:43.280+08:002021-03-25T18:19:43.280+08:00I found this common Mormon caterpillar on my lemon...I found this common Mormon caterpillar on my lemon plant. I kept it in box since most were eaten by birds. But it's not eating any leaves. Please suggest what to do??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292931503049538517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-56416275980300741182021-02-19T01:28:39.046+08:002021-02-19T01:28:39.046+08:00I found a prepupa yesterday morning, next to tea s...I found a prepupa yesterday morning, next to tea shop fallen near a tree I took it and kept in a fruit paper box with some dirt and curry leaves this morning it turned into a pupa and I think pupa alright and doing fine I want to know is it ok if keep the pupa in the paper box,Rahul Chavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384401147773023269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-70644356056574757202021-01-15T16:00:31.238+08:002021-01-15T16:00:31.238+08:00Its really awesome & helpful post... I have on...Its really awesome & helpful post... I have one pupa i observed it from egg statge.. but the duration of life stages were mismatch.. the photographs shown by u are similar with my observations. Now that caterpillar reach in pupal stage but from 1 month the pupa is still green & butterfly not emerge yet.. please can u say reason behind it or sugest any? I search for it many but i cant get anything about it.. then i got ur article it's really super.. plz helpKalyani Kalkatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168089684419583816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-7042066597331621012020-12-23T20:29:47.477+08:002020-12-23T20:29:47.477+08:00Such a detailed explanation of this beautiful proc...Such a detailed explanation of this beautiful process. Thank you!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841032314347247766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-90675714012387395982020-10-31T17:58:32.524+08:002020-10-31T17:58:32.524+08:00Hey! This has bean an amazing guide throughout my ...Hey! This has bean an amazing guide throughout my journey! We had two common Mormon eggs and both of them transformed into beautiful males! Your blog has been very helpful in tracking their growth! CheersPriya Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497056522676897822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-70368435549931315132020-10-31T12:10:34.865+08:002020-10-31T12:10:34.865+08:00Hi Horace, thanks for keeping this forum open for ...Hi Horace, thanks for keeping this forum open for so many years. I have a brown pupa (probably common mormon) now that fell to the bottom of the jar. I read an earlier comment that i can try to glue it to a vertical surface, but when i touched the pupa it twitched and I'm afraid of damaging it by accident. Should i persist in glueing it or leave it on the bottom and hope for the best?<br />I recently had a lime butterfly fall to the floor when it hatched and it ended up disabled with crinkled wings, so I'm a little traumatised. Missmybutterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858143320826296361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-37225777792724374502020-09-15T09:23:48.224+08:002020-09-15T09:23:48.224+08:00Hi Author,
Thank you for the great info. This arti...Hi Author,<br />Thank you for the great info. This article has been a great help for me to identify the caterpillars between lime butterfly and common mormon found on my citrus plant. Thank you so much~!!Eunice Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159027130998966338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432400397162178532.post-80709200321083300322020-06-09T14:06:13.860+08:002020-06-09T14:06:13.860+08:005 days is a bit long for 2nd instar. The larva mig...5 days is a bit long for 2nd instar. The larva might have a growth development anomaly. Keep your fingers crossed and hope that it will moult soon.Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159288580693656871noreply@blogger.com