Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Life Cycle

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Monarch Egg on Mexican Milkweed	Monarch Caterpillar	Monarch starts metamorphosis and forms J	Monarch Chrysalis

Monarch Chrysalis Darkens	Monarch starts to emerge	Monarch continues to emerge	Monarch extending its wings

Monarch clings to chrysalis shell	Newly emerged Monarch drying its wings	Monarch - minutes after emerging	Monarch at Milkweed

 

(All photos taken in Mission, Tx, Gil Quintanilla)

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