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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings (Danainae) » Milkweed Butterflies (Danaini) » Danaus » Monarch - Hodges#4614 (Danaus plexippus)
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Monarch chrysalis? - Danaus plexippus
Copyright © 2014 OldNav

Monarch chrysalis? - Danaus plexippus
O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
September 7, 2014
Size: ~2cm
Preliminarily identified as monarch chrysalis
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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.
… OldNav, 1 October, 2014 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 30 September, 2014 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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.
… Cliff Ivy, 7 September, 2014 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Monarch chrysalis
My be damaged by parasite. Also the chrysalis darkens before eclose.
… Cliff Ivy, 7 September, 2014 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

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