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Atala butterfly chrysalis - Eumaeus atala

Coconut Creek, Butterfly World, Broward County, Florida, USA
February 1, 2004
Size: 0.5 in.

Chrysalis of the Atala butterfly, attached to its host plant (the coontie).

Contributed by DPRuss on 2 August, 2006 - 6:37pm
Last updated 3 August, 2006 - 8:22am

Moved to guide

and I moved the date to the comments section, as otherwise it throws off our data map, since captive butterflies are often active at atypical times of the year.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 2 August, 2006 - 8:25pm

Atala chrysalis

I should have mentioned: this one was a "freebie" and was not one of the captive butterflies. It was breeding in the wild outside of the exhibits.

I will admit that February seems early for breeding, but February is south Florida is pretty mild and we have otherwise found them in early Spring.

… DPRuss, 3 August, 2006 - 6:29am

Thanks for clarification

I'll put that date back where it was.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 3 August, 2006 - 8:21am

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