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Euploea midamus has black wings with white spots on the edges of the wings. The subapical spots of the forewings are square in shape and there are 4 elongated spots on the apex of the forewings which distinguish them from Euploea crameri. The head and body are black with white spots.
Larva: Euploea midamus larvae are cylindrical yellow in shape with black, long, curved dorso-lateral protrusions.
Pupa: Euploea midamus pupae are silvery yellow with black spots.
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Wingspan from 75 – 90 mm.
Arboreal
Herbivore
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Euploea midamus can be found in areas of tropical rain forest and moist deciduous forest, with an altitude between 0 – 500 m asl.
Continent : Asia
Country : Euploea midamus can be found in India, Nepal, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java.
Euploea midamus has a slow and calm flight, usually seen alone when visiting flowers or puddles.
Euploea midamus larvae feed on leaves from the Apocynaceae (Roupellia, Strophanthus, Nerium) and Moraceae (Ficus) families.
Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore
Euploea midamus reproduces by laying eggs (oviparous), the eggs are laid separately at the shoots of the host plant. The eggs are dome shaped cream white.
Life cycle (Metamorfosis) : Euploea midamus eggs take about 3 days to hatch into a greenish yellow caterpillar. The caterpillar undergoes 5 instars before pupating, in the first instar there is a yellowish prosternal gland on its back. In the second instar a pair of black fleshy dorso-lateral processes are formed in the 2 and 3 thorax segments and the 2 and 8 abdominal segments. During development these processes grow elongated and curved. The pupa process occurs under the leaves or stems, the pupa is attached vertically with cremaster silk pads, this process lasts for 7 days before becoming a butterfly.
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Incubation periods: 3 days
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