Skip to main content
Today is National Trails Day!
Close

African Monarch Chrysalis

Danaus chrysippus

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

28.5061, 34.5108

Field Notes

Description:

a chrysalis with a small hole, possibly "what is left after a parasitoid fly larvae exits a monarch chrysalis. A parasitoid insect lays its eggs in, on, or near a host, and the larvae then consume the host, often while it is still alive."

Habitat:

the chrysalis was formed on a watering bottle in our garden which has a Sodom Apple tree (Calotropis procera) that has hosted hundreds of monarch larvae in the last several months

Reference Links:

http://askanaturalist.com/what-drilled-a-hole-in-our-monarch-butterfly-chrysali…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (0)

Be the first to comment

Sign in to comment

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Signs of Wildlife
Mission
Biodiversity in Egypt
Mission
Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

Tags

Photographed
PublishedMay 12, 2013

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies