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Susanne v. Schroeder | profile | all galleries >> Small Creatures in Nature >> Metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly

This year we've let the Monarch caterpillars eat our various milkweed plants in and around our greenhouses. As a result we are able to watch the whole metarmorphosis - from egg to larva, pupa to butterfly. It is a fascinating process to watch and one of the many miracles nature has to offer. I've spent hours waiting to witness and capture the moment when the butterfly emerges out of its chrysalis. Several times I missed it just by seconds...
Monarch butterfly larva feeding on Milkweed
Monarch butterfly larva feeding on Milkweed		 g6/61/751361/3/82178608.iJ603W5M.jpg
Just a little guy
Just a little guy		 g6/61/751361/3/82257291.pa15Khlz.jpg
g6/61/751361/3/82257679.bCGDJgFL.jpg Starting to make a pupa
Starting to make a pupa
Almost completed pupa
Almost completed pupa		 Gold dotted chrysalis
Gold dotted chrysalis
Changing color
Changing color		 Almost ready to emerge
Almost ready to emerge
Just emerged
Just emerged		 g6/61/751361/3/82257682.fBGMKdhe.jpg
g6/61/751361/3/82282330.ML8CYE2U.jpg Stretching the wings
Stretching the wings
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Male Monarch
Male Monarch		 In all it's beauty - Female Monarch
In all it's beauty - Female Monarch

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tldvogyri@gmail.com 26-Aug-2012 04:24
good share!!keep go on!!!nice post!!
Rick Ulmer15-Nov-2009 01:52
Very well done something most people don't get to see. Thanks for the patience.
Birte Person30-Oct-2007 03:27
Beautiful gallery, and well worth recording, since we are set to loose a lot of the worlds butterflies, population has already gone down 30% since 1970.
Milan Vogrin31-Aug-2007 16:28
Very nice presentation! Well done!
Photo Club Pavillonnais30-Jul-2007 20:38
Extraordinaire série, quelle métamorphose, quel papillon !!! V
Didier
Karthik Raja18-Jul-2007 03:24
Perfect! Vote! I love this.
Here's my collection.http://www.pbase.com/yardbird/favorites_themes_butterflies
I am adding your gallery to my Butterflies topic. Hope you don't mind.
Mike Pearson18-Jul-2007 02:04
Susanne - An excellent presentation - thanks for sharing. Mike
Xavi Barneda15-Jul-2007 19:16
Fascinating and instructive gallery! V!
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