On Day 5 afternoon, we noticed one of the first moulting into second instar.
Pic 1: freshly moulted with its head capsule on the tank floor, and the exuvia just behind it. We did not manage to witness it but presumably they will consume the exuvia, as there is no remaining exuvia in the tank.
The early second instar caterpillars measure approximately 1cm to 1.2cm, with its head capsule in a deep orange colour, with similar coloured markings on its top and sides.
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