| The pupa of the Painted Jezebel is also yellow with shining black spots and some stumpy spikes. The caterpillar pupates on stems and sometimes also on the leaves of the host plant. The body of the pupa is suspended by a fine girdle, typical of the family Pieridae. |
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| As the butterfly is ready to hatch, the colour of the pupa darkens and wing veins and parts of the head and thorax can be visible under the shell of the pupa. |  |
