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Empty Monarch Chrysalis - Danaus plexippus Here is the empty remains of the chrysalis that were left behind after the adult emerged. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92420/empty_monarch_chrysalis_silk_cremaster_abdominal_segments_-_danaus_plexippus.html" title="Empty Monarch Chrysalis (Silk, Cremaster, Abdominal Segments) - Danaus plexippus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/92420_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=%2FBzgWdMoWluuCygxhXGfD%2BWjInM%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Empty Monarch Chrysalis (Silk, Cremaster, Abdominal Segments) - Danaus plexippus Here&#039;s a neat trick - you can tell if the chrysalis is a male or female by looking at the area below the cremaster (black &#039;stick&#039; attached to silk). If there is a vertical line between/underneath the bottom two black dots, then the chrysalis has a female monarch. This one has that vertical line and thus was a female.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92417/monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92418/empty_monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92419/empty_monarch_chrysalis_inside_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92419/empty_monarch_chrysalis_inside_-_danaus_plexippus.html" title="Empty Monarch Chrysalis (Inside) - Danaus plexippus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/92419_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=GRDKBlWriamboIlm8cvVt5Vw%2FZ8%3D" width="200" height="178" alt="Empty Monarch Chrysalis (Inside) - Danaus plexippus This is what the inside of the empty chrysalis looks like.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92418/empty_monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92417/monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92420/empty_monarch_chrysalis_silk_cremaster_abdominal_segments_-_danaus_plexippus.html Fall,Geotagged,United States,chrysalis,monarch" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92417/monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html" title="Monarch Chrysalis - Danaus plexippus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/92417_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=cPmn55ni29ZBvG5sTpTz6PFNVIU%3D" width="134" height="152" alt="Monarch Chrysalis - Danaus plexippus At the bottom of the chrysalis is the butterfly&#039;s head and thorax. The wings are on the sides, and the abdomen is near the top. The little black thing sticking up on top is the cremaster, which is attached to the silk mat.<br /> <br /> Habitat: When the monarch caterpillars (in a rural yard) get ready to pupate, my mother collects them and puts them in mesh enclosures (kept outdoors) where they can pupate and emerge as adults safely before being released.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92420/empty_monarch_chrysalis_silk_cremaster_abdominal_segments_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92418/empty_monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92419/empty_monarch_chrysalis_inside_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Fall,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,United States,chrysalis,pupa" /></a></figure> Danaus,Danaus plexippus,Fall,Geotagged,United States,chrysalis,empty chrysalis,monarch,monarch chrysalis,pupa Click/tap to enlarge

Empty Monarch Chrysalis - Danaus plexippus

Here is the empty remains of the chrysalis that were left behind after the adult emerged.

Empty Monarch Chrysalis (Silk, Cremaster, Abdominal Segments) - Danaus plexippus Here's a neat trick - you can tell if the chrysalis is a male or female by looking at the area below the cremaster (black 'stick' attached to silk). If there is a vertical line between/underneath the bottom two black dots, then the chrysalis has a female monarch. This one has that vertical line and thus was a female.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92417/monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92418/empty_monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92419/empty_monarch_chrysalis_inside_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> Fall,Geotagged,United States

Empty Monarch Chrysalis (Inside) - Danaus plexippus This is what the inside of the empty chrysalis looks like.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92418/empty_monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92417/monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92420/empty_monarch_chrysalis_silk_cremaster_abdominal_segments_-_danaus_plexippus.html Fall,Geotagged,United States,chrysalis,monarch

Monarch Chrysalis - Danaus plexippus At the bottom of the chrysalis is the butterfly's head and thorax. The wings are on the sides, and the abdomen is near the top. The little black thing sticking up on top is the cremaster, which is attached to the silk mat.<br /> <br /> Habitat: When the monarch caterpillars (in a rural yard) get ready to pupate, my mother collects them and puts them in mesh enclosures (kept outdoors) where they can pupate and emerge as adults safely before being released.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92420/empty_monarch_chrysalis_silk_cremaster_abdominal_segments_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92418/empty_monarch_chrysalis_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92419/empty_monarch_chrysalis_inside_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Fall,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,United States,chrysalis,pupa

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Uploaded Apr 13, 2020. Captured Sep 29, 2019 12:39 in 47 Locust St, Coventry, RI 02816, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
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