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Thanks, Ann. It is indeed quite jewel-like. The chrysalis is bright jade green, and the row of spots along the top, as well as the spots near the bottom, are golden and shiny. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Jul 27, 2020

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It ooks like some sort of bead used in jewelry making.. it almost glows ann On 7/27/2020 9:56 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Larry. They are endlessly fascinating. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at

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Interesting. We have a similar thing here where the Diadem female & one form of the Mocker Swallowtail female mimic the African Monarch. There are several Acraea species which mimic the African Monarch too but they are toxic anyway. Alan C On 27-Jul-20 04:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

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Thanks for looking, Alan. In nature, of course, the majority do not survive, for many reasons. Monarch larvae feed only on milkweed, which is toxic to most critters. For that reason, Monarchs have fewer natural predators than other insects. (The Viceroy evolved to look very similar to the

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Thanks, Larry. They are endlessly fascinating. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 7:18 PM Larry Colen wrote: > At first glance it looks like a hot pepper. > > Looking more closely you can see the pattern of

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Lucky for that one. In nature it would probably become a tasty morsel. Did you perhaps re-hang it? Alan C On 26-Jul-20 12:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: One of the Monarch chrysalises that have developed from my larvae came loose and fell to the floor of the butterfly cage, so I decided to

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At first glance it looks like a hot pepper. Looking more closely you can see the pattern of the wings inside, very cool. > On Jul 25, 2020, at 3:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > One of the Monarch chrysalises that have developed from my larvae came > loose and fell to the floor of the

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One of the Monarch chrysalises that have developed from my larvae came loose and fell to the floor of the butterfly cage, so I decided to use it as a photo model: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/7/25/chrysalis K-5 IIs, smc FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments are invited and

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Thanks, Ann. This heat wave has been hard on the little critters. I have been keeping them indoors most of the time. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > enjoying the saga > > ann > > > On 7/13/2018 10:23

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enjoying the saga ann On 7/13/2018 10:23 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Larry and Alan. This one detached. According to the information from the Butterfly Lady in PA, That should not prevent it from developing into a butterfly.. Dan Matyola

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Thanks, Larry and Alan. This one detached. According to the information from the Butterfly Lady in PA, That should not prevent it from developing into a butterfly.. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 9:45 AM, Alan C wrote: > Getting there. Did

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Getting there. Did it fall off or did you detach it? Perhaps they only hatch vertically? Alan C On 13-Jul-18 06:27 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: One of my butterflies-in-waiting: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/7/13/chrysalis K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments

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very cool Daniel J. Matyola wrote on 7/12/18 9:27 PM: One of my butterflies-in-waiting: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/7/13/chrysalis K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Larry

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One of my butterflies-in-waiting: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/7/13/chrysalis K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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An American Painted Lady-in-Waiting: https://www.photo.net/photo/18432636 K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments are invited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to