My hair all stand when I see the larva all over the place. On the plants, on the ground,...etc
My own conclusion about this Malayan Eggffly is that the mortality rate of the larvas is pretty high. They can't grip well onto the leaf or branches therefore one heavy rain could have wiped the whole family off since their host plant cannot be found at the ground level. Also, they could get parasited pretty easy I believe.
I stood there for about ten minutes, I saw many cats committing suicide, jumping down (fell). Besides that, they might eat to death before they manage to pupate at the nearby bushes. Too bad, I couldn't find a single pupa of it .
1st photo shown the 2nd instar larvas. 2nd photo shown the 3rd instar larva (spikes turn orange but the head capsule still in dark brown color).
4th, 5th, & 6th photos showing the cats fall all over the place. On other plants, ground, and the last photo on the Common Asystasia.
I have one too but not as good, hence pointing you guys to see his first until I got a better shot then I post mine. When the cat is going to pupate, it will look for another plant other than it's host plant, I am thinking may be it is because of its host plant is too soft or dry out very fast or will be eaten very soon by its siblings. Hence, safer to pupate elsewhere.
Soon, I will be able to confirm the cat is belongs to Malayan Eggfly or Great Eggfly