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Papilio indra nr. martini fifth instar caterpillar

Pinkish fifth instar larva is similar to Papilio indra calcicola and Papilio indra minori; but the orange dots on the larval segments is reduced.

Papilio indra nr. martini fifth instar caterpillar

Larva actually looks similar to Papilio indra fordi.

Papilio indra nr. martini fifth instar caterpillar

Another 'fordi' looking caterpillar.

Papilio indra nr. martini fifth instar caterpillar

Both larval colorations side by side taken from the same population.  Is it possible that P. indra fordi genes are part of this population?

Papilio indra nr. martini pupa

The darkening of the region of the pupa where the eyes are forming is one of the first visible queues that an indra swallowtail has broken diapause.  This can be fairly obvious when holding a pupa up towards a light source.

Papilio indra nr. martini pupa