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on 美人蕉 Canna indica

photos taken on

day 1 x 2,

day 5 x 2 (one photo is the 1st shedded skin on day 2 or 3),

day 8 x 2 (one photo is the 2nd shedded skin),

day 13 x 2 (one photo is the 3rd shedded skin),

day 17 x 2,

day 18 x 2 (one photo is the shedded head, the other one with the 4th shedded skin),

day 21 x 1

day 25 x 2 (one photo is the 5th shedded skin)

day 26 x 1

day 27 x 3

day 28 x 1

day 30 x 1 (retreated to an upper corner of the breeding tank, fasting and waiting for the next shedding)

day 33 x 2 (one photo is the 6th shedded skin and head)

day 39 x 1

day 41 x 1

day 43 x 1

day 46 x 1 (pupa hiding in rolling leaf)

day 50 x 1

day 60 x 3 (adult)

平頂眉眼蝶 旱季型Mycalesis zonata or South China Bush Brown - DSF (Dry Season Form) 前翼頂端是平面。而小眉則是圓的。

Reference :
https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/hkbiodiversity/database/popup_record.php?id=3579&lang=tc
鳳園生態系列 - 香港觀蝶入門手冊 Fung Yuen Biodversity Series - Hong Kong Butterfly Watching Guide Book 2013 Jul 3rd Edition - p.101