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Monarch from Egg to Butterfly
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Monarch from Egg to Butterfly

by Wayne Jones

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded September 12, 2010199 views

Arthropods

Keywords: insect, butterfly, monarch, egg, pupa, chrysalis, metamorphosis, caterpillar, larva

The Monarch butterly begins life as an egg, seen here with a caterpillar on the left, because the generations overlap. The wings can be seen developing through the transluscent green chrysalis. Less than two weeks after pupating, the adult butterfly emerges.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital Composite/IllustrationModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No