Some Chrysalids of NYMPHALIDAE in Australia Browns, Daniaids, Emperors, Fritillaries, Nymphs, and Satyrs PAPILIONOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

NYMPHALIDAE eggs

NYMPHALIDAE caterpillars

NYMPHALIDAE butterflies

NYMPHALIDAE undersides

NYMPHALIDAE females

The pupae of many NYMPHALIDAE species hang vertically by tiny anal hooks from a silken pad (cremaster), which is very distinctive. Other families, if they have a cremaster, tend to stand on it, rather than dangle from it. For some of the Browns, pupation occurs in the ground, and the pupa remains unattached to anything.

Acraea andromacha	Argyreus hyperbius	Cethosia cydippe	Cethosia penthesilea
Charaxes sempronius	Cupha prosope	Danaus affinis	Danaus petilia
Danaus plexippus	Doleschallia bisaltide	Euploea corinna	Geitoneura klugii
Heteronympha banksii	Heteronympha merope	Heteronympha penelope	Hypocysta euphemia
Hypocysta irius	Hypocysta metirius	Hypocysta pseudirius	Hypolimnas anomala
Hypolimnas bolina	Junonia orithya	Junonia villida	Melanitis leda
Mycalesis perseus	Pantoporia consimilis	Phaedyma shepherdi	Phalanta phalantha
Symbrenthia geoffroyi	Tellervo zoilus	Tirumala hamata	Tisiphone abeona
Vagrans egista	Vanessa itea	Vanessa kershawi	Vindula arsinoe

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(updated 3 July 2014, 19 December 2023)