The monarch butterfly life cycle ... that have formed inside. Next the chrysalis opens, and the butterfly crawls out ...

An unusual blue-gray monarch chrysalis ... when the caterpillar sheds its skin and becomes a pupa,” said Oberhauser. “It's something that's happened for a long time.” ...

Ten to 14 days later —the chrysalis turning transparent in the process — a Monarch butterfly emerges ... winged creature lift into the sky on its long long journey. Someday, those gathered ...

After this stage the butterfly emerges and requires a day to dry its wings before ... Dispatch 4/9: Monarch butterfly chrysalis hang on a screen at the Nelson home on Long lake north of Pine ...

How long do monarch ... consider helping migratory monarch butterflies by showing some love to the autumnal garden. Fall is a critical time for the butterfly known for its striking orange and ...

Yingling is admiring a monarch butterfly that in the last hour had spilled out of its pupal case — the nearly monthlong process from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to emergence at last completed. The ...

a monarch butterfly was emerging from its chrysalis on Wanda Baxter's deck. It's a familiar site for the author and activist who has transformed her Lunenburg County farmstead into a haven for the ...