The Centaur Oakblue

Zemeros flegyas reproduce by laying eggs (oviparous), the eggs are laid individually under the leaves of the host plant. Eggs are white in color and smooth.

Life cycle (Metamorfosis) : It takes 2.5-3 days for the eggs to hatch. The newly hatched has a yellowish green color, as it grows, the color of the body becomes more yellowish and reddish dorsal bands appear on the last few segments of the abdomen. After 1.5-2 days of growing on the first instar, and reaching about 3mm in length, the caterpillar moves to the next instar. Even at this early stage, the dorsal nectary organs and tentacle organs are seen in the 7th and 8th abdominal segments, respectively. The 2nd instar caterpillar reaches a length of about 5.5 mm, and after about 2 days at this stage, it will molt again. The 3rd instar caterpillar is prominently marked with a rather wide dorsal band, the 3rd instar takes about 2-2.5 days to complete with a body length of about 9.5 mm. The 4th instar delivers a further “boost” to the back band. Now the ribbon is made more prominent with a narrow white area appearing inside the dark line. Towards the tip of this instar, the spiracles coiled an orange-brown ring. The 4th instar takes about 2.5-3 days to complete with a body length of up to 20mm. The 5th instar caterpillar has a similar but more conspicuous mark. After 5-6 days of feeding and reaching a length of about 31-32mm, the caterpillar slowed down and completely stopped food intake for about 1 day. During this time, his body length got shorter and shorter. Soon became an immobile prepupa in the shelter. Nine to ten days later, the cocoon turns slightly darker, first on the wing pads and chest, then gradually on the belly. The extent of the blue patches on the wing pads provides an early indication of the imminent adult sex. The next day, the pupal stage ends with the appearance of the adult butterfly.

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Incubation periods: 2.5-3 days

Independent age : at birth

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