the lime butterfly. The later instars become dark green in colour. There is a transverse black band with an eye-spot on each side on the 4th and 5th segments. This band, being darker and brighter than that of the lime butterfly caterpillar, is the key distinction between the two. The common Mormon caterpillar also has a black and white oblique band on the 8th and 9th segments, making it resemble that of the blue Mormon. The deep red osmeterium and yellowish-brown head help distinguish it from the blue Mormon caterpillar which has a greenish head. Common Mormon caterpillars are heavily parasitised by chalcidoid wasps, with over a hundred tiny wasps eventually emerging from each Mormon pupa. Pupa The pupa is located on underside of leaves and twigs. The pupa is light green and unmarked. It has two projections to the front on its head and also one on its thorax. It closely resembles the lime butterfly caterpillar but can be distinguished by: the projections on the head which have a deeper indentation between them. the abdomen which protrudes to a small point on each side. Food plants The larvae breed on various species of family Rutaceae including: Aegle marmelos or bael Atalantia racemosa Citrus spp. (C. aurantifolia, C. grandis, C. limon, C. medica, C. sinensis) Glycosmis arborea Murraya koenigii – curry leaf Murraya paniculata See also List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae) References Further reading External links Butterflies of Sri Lanka Mimicry, Nagoya University Photos & videos of step by step of common Mormon Butterflies described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Butterflies of Borneo Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina Butterflies of Singapore Insects of Pakistan polytes