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Monarch attaching prior to pupation - Danaus plexippus
Copyright © 2006 Hannah Nendick-Mason

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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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 14 May, 2006 - 9:08am
Last updated 29 December, 2007 - 3:56pm

We couldn't find any
I looked, but I didn't find any Monarchs.
… buggyboy, 18 September, 2010 - 7:17pm

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