Egg prosessiong from egg to adult
takes about one month depending on
temperature larvae conseme a lot of
milkweed and grow so fast, they need
to shed their skin five times before
they pupate
Larva monarch larvae transform into pupa, also know as a
chrysalis. the pupa turn to a jade color with golg markings.
the chrysalis becomes clear just prior to emergence
Pupa monarch wings are folded in the chrysalis. the
monarch must pump up ints wings using fluid stored in
its abdomen. monarchs live from 2-5 weeks before
reproducing and laying eggs of the next generation.
Adult Adult monarchs lay one small egg on
an individual milkweed plant. the egg is about
the size of the period at the end of this
sentence