Monarchs’ scientific name, Danaus plexippus, is Greek for “sleepy transformation”: a poetic description of the metamorphosis that happens in the chrysalis stage. Monarch butterflies only flap their ...

The making of the chrysalis is complete. It takes 10 days to two weeks for a monarch to transform from a pupating caterpillar ...

At normal summer temperatures, adult morphology develops within a few weeks. The cuticle of the chrysalis becomes transparent and the monarch's characteristic orange and black wings become visible. At ...

By creating a garden that supports caterpillars, you’re nurturing the next generation of butterflies and moths and ...