Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY PICTURES #107, 3 by vitrsna

vitrsna wrote:
Shauna...here are some Polydamas photos.

The first one is a Polydamas caterpillar
The second are 2 P. caterpillars at different instars. The one on the bottom is just about ready to pupate.
Third is a green chrysalis
Fourth is a mature chrysalis and the butterfly inside is just about to eclose. You can see some wing pattern, that the "nose" and "little feet" and "ears" are empty. At this stage the chrysalis is fairly transparent and i expect the butterfly will eclose within 4-5 minutes.