Great Eggfly Caterpillar Hypolimnas bolina

The caterpillar of the Great or Common Eggfly butterfly is black with a red head and very spiky. Spikes are arranged in (part) rings around the body, unlike the Page/Malachite caterpillars where the spikes are in longitudinal rows.

The caterpillar starts out wholly black and develops a dark red head with its black spikes. The spikes lighten to red.

The head becomes brighter red and the spikes become orange.

The spikes become orange-yellow before pupation.

The spiky chrysalis.