Monarch Emergence : June 22, 2016

Monarchs generally emerge from their chrysalids in the early morning. Today, I kept one in the dark until I could sit down and watch it until it hatched. It happens quick once it starts!

9:22a	9:34:08	9:34:21	9:34:33
9:34:39	9:34:52	9:35:06	9:35:13
9:35:18	9:35:22	9:35:28	9:35:35
9:36:07	9:36:39	9:38:28	9:40:46
9:43:24	9:44:50	9:50	10:45
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Various earlier stages of the monarch.

5/28 Young larva	6/7 Mature larva	pIMG_2727.JPG	The caterpillar cuts a notch in each stem causing the leaf to droop...
...before proceeding to munch on the leaf	6/5 Chrysalis	6/17 A monarch visits	Young and old
6/18 A recently emerged adult