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Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:05 pm

They almost always eclose by 9 am if healthy. The next one will be better.
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It hatched!!

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Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:58 pm

I watched it for hours and it did nothing. I even thought it might be dead. So I go into the house to take a shower. I come back out and the thing has just hatched. It's hanging upside down now on a stem of parsley drying its wings. It's a beauty.
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Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:15 pm

Oh, sorry you missed it, rare for them to hatch this late. It looks quite perfect. I think it's my fault you left to shower. I'm so sorry.
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Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:19 pm

Nah, you're ok. ❤
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Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:57 pm

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This is the Chrysalis of the Gulf Coast Fritillary butterfly. I can see the wing through the skin of the chrysalis. So maybe it's about to emerge?

It's attached to a board on the wooden fence. Right by its host plant the passion vine.
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Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:56 pm

Looks like some big fat bug is eating whatever was in the chrysalis?
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Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:30 pm

No, the chrysalis of the Gulf Coast fritillary butterfly actually is that ugly looking.
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Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:35 pm

Very cool! I hope you’re lucky enough to see it emerge.
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Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:38 pm

I planted two or three passion vines and these things came out of nowhere and ate the vines to the ground.
The caterpillars are totally harmless to humans they dont sting but look like they will.
I'll take the butterfly vines I have, nothing seems to bother them.
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Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:20 pm

I found two today. One underneath the shed and another on the lip of a potted plant. I'll be watching both of them.
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Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:36 pm

A surprise package!
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Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:41 pm

A small package of jewels. They are so beautiful adorned with gold trimming.
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Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:59 am

Oh boy! I hope you're there when whatever's in it starts emerging.
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Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:34 am

Monarch butterfly chrysalis.
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Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:02 pm

The butterfly hatched while I was out to lunch (literally). It's at the bottom of the post drying its wings. It can't fly yet.
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It will take 30 minutes to 2 hours for the wings to dry.
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Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:45 pm

She is a beauty! I hope that she lays many eggs for you!
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Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:53 pm

She looks so healthy and pretty. Alot of them aren't in good shape and dont "form" well when they emerge, and some don't emerge.I read it was only about 1 in 10 that forms and makes it adulthood.
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Sat May 01, 2021 3:17 pm

I knew there was a reason why I was concerned about flying on monarch airlines back in the day....that and Dan Dare Airways....
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Sun May 02, 2021 12:27 pm

A second Chrysalis eclosed this morning. I was prepared for it and watched the whole thing.
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Sun May 02, 2021 1:23 pm

Wow, that is so Wow. Well done for capturing it!
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