Monarch butterfly hatching from chrysalis
Monarch butterfly hatching and crawling out from a chrysalis. Photo by Dave Harper, Oakley, CA.
Gary:
Thanks to Tina Swan for allowing me to tour her Monarch Butterfly Greenhouse near small world park in Pittsburg. I took several photos of the beautiful plants and butterflies. Sending a couple watching the birth of a butterfly. This butterfly habitat is educating all about monarch butterflies, and helps with producing more of the species. Thanks again Tina and Ed.
Dave Harper, Oakley, California
Dave:
Beautiful! One of my favorite butterflies. The butterfly lays eggs … which hatch into a caterpillar … which grows up and changes to a barrel-shaped chrysalis … which eventually hatches into a beautiful monarch butterfly. The whole process from egg to butterfly takes about 4 weeks. An amazing process don’t you think? /Gary
Monarch butterfly. Photo by Dave Harper, Oakley, CA
Posted on Monday, September 26th, 2011
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