Pontia freyeri Pupa
Pontia freyeri (pupa)
The pupa is fixed upright by a silk girdle to a stem, leaf, or other sheltered surface near its food plant. It does not feed or travel while its tissues reorganize into the adult butterfly. Its pale, angular casing blends with dry vegetation and helps reduce detection by predators. This still stage can survive exposed conditions better than the soft caterpillar.
- Type
- Shell
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Pontia freyeri Caterpillar
- Pontia freyeri Pupa
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