(Large) Tree Nymph/Paper Kite Chrysalis Idea leuconoe
The chrysalis or pupa of the Large Tree Nymph Butterfly, formed by the caterpillar and from which the butterfly emerges, is a yellow-gold colour
with black spots and marks. (A pupa is the stage between the caterpillar/larva and the adult insect; a chrysalis is the pupa of a butterfly.)
The attractive yellow-gold chrysalis
It turns dark (transparent) just before the butterfly emerges.
The butterfly has flown
The wings are a bit crumpled when the butterfly first emerges.
Large Tree Nymph Butterflies having just emerged from their chrysalides.
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