Butterfly Production - _TNY_0588
The chrysalides in which the larvae of the large tree nymph (Idea leuconoe), also known as the paper kite butterfly, are something of a packaging miracle. It doesn't show in this shot because we have nothing for scale, but these are quite small chrysalides and yet the butterfly is a large species. Somehow these guys have found a way to fit more wings inside the package.
Once they have hatched and unfolded their wings, they will look like this: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52869460382/
Butterfly Production - _TNY_0588
The chrysalides in which the larvae of the large tree nymph (Idea leuconoe), also known as the paper kite butterfly, are something of a packaging miracle. It doesn't show in this shot because we have nothing for scale, but these are quite small chrysalides and yet the butterfly is a large species. Somehow these guys have found a way to fit more wings inside the package.
Once they have hatched and unfolded their wings, they will look like this: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52869460382/