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Monarch Chrysalis

Danaus plexippus

Description:

Interestingly, we noticed that the monarch caterpillars seem to move away from the milkweed host plants to pupate. We found these chrysalises on Echinacea leaves several feet away from any milkweed.

Habitat:

Habitat: Many open habitats including fields, meadows, weedy areas, marshes, and roadsides. Range: Southern Canada south through all of the United States, Central America, and most of South America. Also present in Australia, Hawaii, and other Pacific Islands.

Notes:

Spotted in a backyard flower garden in Kennesaw, GA

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Georgia, USA

Spotted on Sep 16, 2014
Submitted on Sep 17, 2014

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