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Monarch - Hodges#4614 (Danaus plexippus)
Photo#992527
Copyright © 2014
OldNav
Monarch chrysalis? -
Danaus plexippus
O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
September 7, 2014
Size: ~2cm
Preliminarily identified as monarch chrysalis
Contributed by
OldNav
on 7 September, 2014 - 1:08pm
Last updated 16 April, 2017 - 8:46am
Sigh - crysalis failed to hatch
I think the comment on the chrysalis being damaged by the black spot was correct since the chrysalis did not hatch after 16 days, but became black and shriveled.
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OldNav
, 1 October, 2014 - 4:36pm
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john and jane balaban
, 30 September, 2014 - 2:37pm
Welcome to BugGuide
BugGuide prefers images cropped to the bug for ID and data storge purpose. I've taken the liberty to crop this image. IrfanView is a free program available on the internet which can be used to crop and sharpen images.
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Cliff Ivy
, 7 September, 2014 - 2:22pm
Looks like a Monarch chrysalis
My be damaged by parasite. Also the chrysalis darkens before eclose.
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Cliff Ivy
, 7 September, 2014 - 2:15pm