The caterpillar is marked with alternate bands of a beautiful wine red and creamy yellow. Many long, black spines run down the entire length of its body. The caterpillars have been observed feeding in small groups.
Pre-pupa
The cryptically coloured and shaped chrysalis. There are two pairs of shining gold spots on the pupa's dorsal surface, probably to convey the impression of holes in a decaying leaf.
Freshly emerged butterfly. The Leopard Lacewing is strikingly marked with orange, black, white and red both on the uppersides and undersides. It flutters around relatively slowly, possibly to exhibit its bright colours to warn would-be predators of its unpalatable nature.
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