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Monarch Caterpillar Ready To Create Chrysallis

For about a month, I have seen about 12 Monarch caterpillars on my milkweed plants in the backyard garden. The milkweeds are perennials and I keep planting new milkweeds to help the Monarch Butterflies on their multi-year continental journey. I'm glad this chrysalis was easy to spot on a large flowerpot in the shade of the veranda.

 

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Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar Chrysalis Milkweed "Central Tucson" Arizona USA "North America" "American Southwest" "Southwestern USA" Colors Flowerpot Urban Suburban "Sonoran Desert"

 

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Uploaded on November 17, 2018
Taken on November 16, 2018