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Danaus plexippus
Brown and white cocoon. You can see the silk pad that's attached to the branch. This is the same bush where a Monarch caterpillar was as seen in the second image. The third shows three in a small area.
Hanging on the underside of a Milkweed leaf in Balboa Park.
"The chrysalis darkens (the exoskeleton becomes transparent) a day before it emerges, and its orange and black wings can be seen." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Jul 21, 2012
Submitted on Jul 23, 2012
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