Whites and Yellows Indian Butterflies

Pioneer
Anaphaeis aurota

Pioneer Pioneer eggs Pioneer eggs and caterpillar
A Pioneer laying its eggs. It has just deposited the third.
Aligarh, May 2002		 Close up of Pioneer eggs.

Aligarh, May 2002		 Pioneer caterpillars. In the front, a bunch of freshly hatched ones are eating their eggshells. In the back is a fully grown caterpillar, almost ready to pupate. Delhi, April 2002
Pioneer pupa Pioneer emerging from pupa Pioneer basking
A Pioneer pupa.
Delhi, April 2002		 A Pioneer emerging from its pupa.
Delhi, April 2002		 A Pioneer basking on the ground.
Aligarh, December 2002

Similar Species: Common Gull.
Amber Habib
Last modified: April 1 2005