Look at those changes from the earlier post of this caterpillar. Length of larva shortens during the last days of 5th instar. Gradually the caterpillar comes to rest and becomes pre-pupatory larva. The pupa suspends itself with a silk girdle from the stem.
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| Common Mormon caterpillar |
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| Pre-pupatory larva (Common Mormon) |
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| Pupa (Common Mormon) |
Pupating video - Time lapse
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