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Almost Ready
This monarch has finished pumping fluids into its wings but they are not yet dry. Next it will start opening and shutting its wings to help them dry. When it is ready to be released, (at least two hours after emerging) it will stop clinging to the empty chrysalis and move away from it. This was butterfly #1.
Monarch Butterfly Eclosure (Danaus plexippus)
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From Monarch Life Cycle
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