BottleCat 2021-07

The eggs were laid on Citrus. There were at least 5 batches of eggs found throughout the month. Somehow I never saw the caterpillars eat anything, but two of them managed to grow considerably, though only one survived in the end.

The last caterpillar has been seen nesting around decaying leaves, the corner of the container, and in the last few days, between two leaves. It mysteriously disappeared before the morning of the 20th day.

Egg: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68099991
Caterpillar: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69400222

Observation set: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=68099991

Info: BottleCats is the tag I use to track the ontogeny of lepidopterans in my backyard. Though bottled, I consider wild-caught caterpillars that naturally live and breed within our garden walls to be "wild," in terms of iNat labelling.

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AQUtjdS8-zRBCuTwiImymzYRcZrxHQXP-O51H9zl3PA/edit#gid=1116492635

See the images I took daily of this batch:
http://bottlecats.tumblr.com/tagged/202107

Preserved
Specimen LEP 0005 (Cocoon, failed to emerge)

Specimen spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AQUtjdS8-zRBCuTwiImymzYRcZrxHQXP-O51H9zl3PA/edit?usp=sharing

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BottleCat 2020-21
Found on Nephelium

Caterpillar: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40355124
Cocoon: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40808235

Observation set: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=40355124

Info: BottleCats is the tag I use to track the ontogeny of lepidopterans in my backyard. Though bottled, they're wild caught caterpillars that naturally live and breed within our garden walls, so I consider them to be "wild," in terms of iNat labelling.

Specimen 2020-12

Egg: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38874734
Hatchling: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39133168
Caterpillar (1): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39463060
Caterpillar (2): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40021398
Caterpillar (death): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40282812

Observation set: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=38874734

Info: BottleCats is the tag I use to track the ontogeny of lepidopterans in my backyard. Though bottled, they're wild caught caterpillars that naturally live and breed within our garden walls, so I consider them to be "wild," in terms of iNat labelling.