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lycaenid pupa on Argiope egg sac
I was very surprised to see this lycaenid pupa inside eggsac of signature spider.
lycaenid pupa.
Without any intention i just opened egg sac of argiope, which was there in our Banyan bonsai plant. Spiderlings had come out of egg sac two weeks back. I wanted to check silk layering inside.
while opening this i accidentally found this butterfly pupa.
Is this common behavior, or even this is exceptional / accidental.

February 28, 2021
Indraprastha,
Mysuru.