Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 14, 1 by chris_lcf530

chris_lcf530 wrote:
The last Monarch chrysallis I had is the one that looked like he had a real hard time pupating. He didnt close up the top real well, it is also the same one that got bounced around and fell then had to be hot glued back up.
Well it did eclose yesterday and had a tough time getting the last piece of his body out of the chrysallis. I pulled the last piece that was stuck off with tweezers. The bottom of the body looks weird and discolored. (pic) After a few hours it manages to fly but only short trips. I brought it back in for a few more hours and let it go again late afternoon. Hopefully it will survive.

chris