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After several months of feeding on Aristolochia leaves, the mature caterpillar of this large birdwing butterfly (Troides andromache) prepares for its final moult into the pupal stage when metamorphosis will transform it into an adult. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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- © Chien C. Lee
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- Keywords
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Borneo, East Malaysia, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Malaysia, Papilionidae, Papilioninae, Papilionoidea, Sabah, Southeast Asia, Troidina, Troidini, animal, arthropod, birdwing, butterfly, captive, caterpillar, chrysalis, endemic, fauna, immature, insect, invertebrate, larva, life-cycle, metamorphosis, pupa, pupae, pupate, rainforest, swallowtail, threatened, tropical, vulnerable
- Contained in galleries
- Borneo, Insects
