Oleander (Common Crow) Butterfly chrysalis

Description:

Common Crow or Oleander Butterfly chrysalis (pupa) about 2cm long, bronze stage/form. In a lot of cases the appearance of a black or brown pupa often indicates it has been parasitised and/or the original inhabitant inside has died. On some of the pupa that were going brown or black, the pupa was wrinkling, shrinking and appeared to have holes either drilled into them or bitten through the shell.