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Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
40.8747, -85.4889
Field Notes
Description:
Mid stage: pale green, golden-spotted chrysalis
Late stage: transparent, with butterfly’s dark body visible
Eclosion: Wings are a deep orange with black borders and veins, and white spots along the edges.
Habitat:
Caterpillar fed on milkweed and then made its way to a cucumber plant to form the chrysalis. The pale green blended in with the plant and its surroundings.
Notes:
Mid and late stage of a Monarch chrysalis.
Mid taken on September 3, 2022
Late taken on September 13, 2022
Eclosion on September 14, 2022
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
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