The Plain Tiger’s eggs,
which are only as big as pinheads, are laid on the leaves and leaf buds of
Calotropis gigantea. The caterpillars hatch out several days after the eggs
are laid, and they eat their own eggshells as their first meal. Later, the tiny
caterpillars, only a few millimetres in length, feed by scraping the surface of the
leaves.
LIFE HISTORY – THE PLAIN TIGER
The Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)
Eggs of the Plain Tiger. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin. All rights reserved.
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This page revised on 3 March 2003. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin.
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