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Monarch attaching prior to pupation - Danaus plexippus

Monarch attaching prior to pupation - Danaus plexippus
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
May 14, 2006
This is a behavior we don't have illustrated yet. The caterpillar is spinning the little silken button from which it will dangle as it prepares to pupate.

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Monarch attaching prior to pupation - Danaus plexippus Monarch attaching prior to pupation - Danaus plexippus Monarch chrysalis - Danaus plexippus Monarch chrysalis - Danaus plexippus Monarch - Danaus plexippus - female Monarch - Danaus plexippus - female

We couldn't find any
I looked, but I didn't find any Monarchs.

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