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| 12.00am, 6/3/2011 The brown coloration is a natural defense mechanism. Caterpillars that pupate near twigs or pieces of wood tend to develop similar coloration |
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| 12.40am 6/4/2011- First signs of eclosure. The chrysalis turns darker in colour and the butterfly is almost fully visible (2nd from right) |
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| 10.00am, 6/4/2011 The chrysalis has grown to be fully transparent by now and the wings are fully visible. It won't be long... |
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| 10.30am 6/4/2011 Emergence |
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| 10.45am, 6/4/2011 Butterfly climbed to higher ground to promote the transference of hemolymph into the wings. |
There's nothing in a caterpillar that tells you that it's going to become a butterfly
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