first instar of common mormon caterpillar

it becomes darker as it eats on and sheds its outer layer

cocoon in the first stage

this is how it becomes after one or two days after the first stage

it hardens over days and becomes darker

the day on which the butterfly comes out or the day before the cocoon

becomes transparent and the colour of the butterflies can be seen

common mormon female

common mormon female from cyrus form(these are the photos not of the butterfly emerged from the cocoon as I was out when they emerged)