Painted Lady Caterpillars Starting To Make Chrysalis

Nature StudyScience
Written By Kim Mills

Well, this morning I went to take out the cloth I had across the top of the butterfly terrarium. I figured by now they would be large enough not to get through the little vent holes. 

Well, surprise!

Painted Lady caterpillars in a bug container starting to make chrysalis.

Painted Lady Caterpillars

Overnight a lot of them started to make chrysalis! They have attached themselves to the cloth with the little silk button.

Painted Lady caterpillars hanging upside down making a cocoon.

Painted Lady Caterpillars Making A Cocoon

The ones starting to do this look like a hook shape.

You can see what these caterpillars looked like after they turned into Painted Lady butterflies here.

Kim Mills

Hi! I’m Kim, a homeschool mom of 6 who believes that learning should be fun for kids and moms! My goal is to help you make learning engaging and enjoyable with hands-on learning and easy to do lessons that actually get done.

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