Female Monarch

A male Monarch. Note the two black spots on the lower wings, close to the butterfly's body, which identify this as a male.

Laying an egg??

The tiny egg

The tiny egg.

The caterpillar.

Caterpillar on the right is freshly molted Monarch and that is the old skin.

Several caterpillars eating Butterfly Weed (a milkweed plant)

Caterpillars attach themselves to the top of my container top and turn into chrysalis.

Upclose shot of 4 chrysalis, one of which has turned dark and near time to emerge.

Up close shot of a chrysalis, near time to emerge.

The chrysalis on the right has begun to split and emergence is in process.

Emerging

Emerging more...

Emerged and in need of drying out.

Freshly emerged.

Several Monarchs emerged from their chrysalis.

A new Monarch drying out.

This Monarch chrysalis, I found attached to a salvia plant. The Monarch has emerged and is in the drying phase.

A 'new' Monarch

Another 'new' Monarch.