A wonder of evolution

[starling1]

I found this chrysalis on one of my finger line trees. I didn't realise what it was at first, I though it was a piece of broken stem so well was it camouflaged. I don't know what moth or butterfly this belongs to but I'm guessing it has evolved alongside finger limes. Remarkable how much well it mimics the leaves and stem of the plant. Going to try and reattach it to the tree.

[Mike T]

Being so small you would hardly realize it is a Papilio and it is in fact the dingy swallowtail.The adult butterfly mimics the poisonous big greasy.Like many in the genus it lives on citrus and the original foodplants were australian native citrus and wilga. Most pupa are well camouflaged.