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Arogos Skipper Chrysalis
I consider myself fortunate to have seen the Arogos Skipper adults and this chrysalis. It is seen in only a very few sites in Florida.
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Atala Chrysalides
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Atala Chrysalis
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Atala Chrysalides
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Black Swallowtail Chrysalis
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Buckeye Chrysalis
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Clouded Skipper Chrysalis
This Clouded Skipper chrysalis is rolled up in one of its host plants, Wood Oats (Chasmantium sp.).
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Cloudless Sulphur Chrysalis
The chrysalis of the Cloudless sulphur can be either pink or green.
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Cloudless Sulphur Chrysalis
The chrysalis of the Cloudless Sulphur can be either pink or green.
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Giant Swallowtail Chrysalis
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Gulf Fritillary Chrysalis
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Hackberry Emperor Chrysalis
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Harvester Chrysalis
The Harvester chrysalis has an uncanny resemblance to a dog's or monkey's head.
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Malachite Chrysalis
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Miami Blue Chrysalis
Two Miami Blue chrysalides rest in the hand of a researcher who is raising them in captivity. This south Florida species is in peril due to loss of habitat.
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Monarch Caterpillar in J Position
Most caterpillars travel away from their host plants to prepare for their metamorphosis into chrysalides (plural of chrysalis). This monarch caterpillar has chosen to form its chrysalis on the leaf of a Fireflag (Thalia geniculata)
View a video of a monarch caterpillar changing into a chrysalis.
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Monarch Chrysalis
When a monarch butterfly is about to emerge from its chrysalis, it will become translucent and immediately before the emergence, it will be so clear that you can see the butterfly inside.
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Monarch Chrysalis
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Monarch Chrysalis
View a video of a monarch butterfly emerging from its chrysalis.
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Monarch in J Position
View a video of a monarch caterpillar changing into a chrysalis.
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Pearl Crescent Chrysalis
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Pipevine Swallowtail Chrysalis
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Red Admiral Chrysalis
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Red-spotted Purple Chrysalis
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Spicebush Swallowtail Chrysalis
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Swarthy Skipper Chrysalis
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Tawny Emperor Chrysalis
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Variegated Fritillary Chrysalis
The photo cannot capture the beauty of this chrysalis which looks like it has metallic flecks of gold on it.
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Variegated Fritillary Chrysalis
This was found on Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana).
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White Peacock Chrysalis
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Yucca Giant-Skipper Chrysalis
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Zebra Chrysalis