When the caterpillars of Plain Tiger or African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus) mature, they stop eating and leave the host plant in search of a safer place to pupate. However sometime they even pupate on the host plant. The plain tiger butterfly pupa (Chrysalis) hangs freely head-down from the support. It is widest at the 7th abdominal segment where it has a double chain of extremely tiny golden and black beads. There are tiny golden spots on the shoulders and wing-cases. In the start the pupa is of pale green color, then it turns pink and in the last it becomes brown and dries up. The pupa takes about 6-7 days to metamorphose into butterfly depending on temperature.
Plain Tiger Butterfly Pupa
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Beautiful shots and thanks for info.
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