The Brimstone butterfly is out of the chrysalis and is about to start the longest part of his life.
He scrambles for purchase on the now empty shell where he underwent the transformation from a foliage eating walker to a flying nectar sipper.
But he has obstacles to overcome and the next image could offend those of a sensitive disposition as it clearly demonstrates one of them.
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@steveandkerry Thanks. Despite hours of pupa watching, I never catch the "crowning" when the chrysallis starts to split open. Expecting 10 eclosions over the weekend so I might get lucky.
Joy of joys, actually had moths in the trap last night including one I'd never seen before.
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@joev I don't know ho wmany times I have witnessed this moment, it never ceases to thrill and amaze me as I watch anxiously hoping nothing goes wrong. Fortunately the insects usually seem to know what they are doing.
Thanks, Joe
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It's almost unbelievable even though you know this really happens. This image is quite extraordinary in capturing such a miracle unfolding in such detail
@julienne1 I wish I had a way to show the video from which this still was extracted. I find the entire process mesmerising and am always relieved when I can release the butterfly or moth.
Thank you very much, Julienne
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@steveandkerry the first recorded Monarch in Australia was in 1871, don't know when they reached NZ. Thank goodness they have the Antipides given what is happening in the Americas...
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June 24th, 2018
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Joy of joys, actually had moths in the trap last night including one I'd never seen before.
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Thanks, Joe
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Thank you very much, Julienne
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Thank you very much
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