http://larvalimages.com/2008/09/15/monarch-chrysalis-encased/ Larval forms diverse and beautiful! Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://larvalimages.com/2008/09/15/monarch-chrysalis-encased/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Katie Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:35:59 +0000 http://larvalimages.com/?p=134#comment-113 I read that this butterfly only uses milkweed; however, I found one on woolly croton/Croton capitatus which I harvested for identification; between the day I saw the larvae and the day the plant and butterfly were identified, it formed the chrysalis, which looks just like your picture. The ecologist told me to hang the bush fragment somewhere and the butterfly would emerge when ready. I have taken pictures of it, and await the results with interest. I read that this butterfly only uses milkweed; however, I found one on woolly croton/Croton capitatus which I harvested for identification; between the day I saw the larvae and the day the plant and butterfly were identified, it formed the chrysalis, which looks just like your picture. The ecologist told me to hang the bush fragment somewhere and the butterfly would emerge when ready. I have taken pictures of it, and await the results with interest.

]]> http://larvalimages.com/2008/09/15/monarch-chrysalis-encased/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Monarch - 1st Instar » Larval Images Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:56:00 +0000 http://larvalimages.com/?p=134#comment-26 [...] In the pupal stage there is a small visible difference with females having a line dissecting the 8th abdominal sternite. You may need magnifying glass to find it though. With the larval stages (i.e. caterpillar) there [...] [...] In the pupal stage there is a small visible difference with females having a line dissecting the 8th abdominal sternite. You may need magnifying glass to find it though. With the larval stages (i.e. caterpillar) there [...]

]]> http://larvalimages.com/2008/09/15/monarch-chrysalis-encased/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Kate Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:42:05 +0000 http://larvalimages.com/?p=134#comment-20 This whole series is incredible! This whole series is incredible!

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