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Butterfly Life Cycle
Late Stage Pupa
(just before emergence)
Emergence from Pupa
(note fluid-filled abdomen)
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Young
Caterpillar
(first instar larva)
Mature
Caterpillar
Caterpillar Transforming
into Pupa
Early Stage Pupa
(pumping fluid through wing
veins to expand wings)
Adult Butterfly
at Rest
Red Admiral
Adult Monarch
Butterfly
Egg