Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Black Swallowtail Chrysalis

Papilio polyxenes

Description:

This is a series showing the process from the first silk saddle, to the change to green, and finally blending to a brown chrysalis.

Habitat:

Attached to lower brick sill.

Notes:

The garden is about half an acre of native plants specifically planted for wildlife. The main water source is a pond that is filtered by two gravel streams. It is on a peninsula by Lake Lewisville, TX.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

1 Comment

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 11 years ago

Post photos of the butterfly if possible!!

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 19, 2012
Submitted on May 22, 2012

Related Spottings

The Common Mormon ♂ Papilio machaon lime butterfly -  Papilio demoleus Papilio cresphontes

Nearby Spottings

Bordered Patch Butterfly Wheel Bug (nymph) Salt Marsh Caterpillar School House Lily

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team