SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUTTERFLIES
Dispar compacta (Butler) (Barred Grass-skipper)
Pupae (15mm)
Pupa without the coat of white bloom
Pupa head area (operculum)
Pupa posterior end cremaster and hooks; ventral view left, dorsal view right
| A double-rolled leaf within host grass being used as a shelter by a fifth instar larva on left (lower part of head just showing), and a pupa on the right (white head showing). The opening to the pupa shelter is usually not sealed by a silk web. | Opening of pupa shelter is sometimes partially blocked by strong strands of silk |
Closeup of pupa head in above leaf shelter, showing extra frontal spots
Photography by R. Grund
