Side view of Viceroy chrysalis 5-21-2008 - Limenitis archippus

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Side view of Viceroy chrysalis 5-21-2008 - Limenitis archippus

Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
May 21, 2008
Size: 1 inch

This is the chrysalis from the green version of the Viceroy caterpillar. Chrysalis was formed on 5-21-2008; butterfly emerged 5-28-2008. Exoskeleton/skin? also visible.

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Side view of Viceroy chrysalis 5-21-2008 - Limenitis archippus

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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 28 May, 2008 - 8:45pm
Last updated 30 June, 2009 - 5:31pm

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