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Monarch butterfly chrysalis

Danaus plexippus

Photo by elizmcelroy
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elizmcelroy
Yes, the wasps were stinging and eating quite a few caterpillars so we covered the milkweed with the cloth :)
doreen.chambers.14
I hope it is placed back on a milkweed plant as that is the only plant its caterpillar eats.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2016

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