Swallowtail chrysalis. Macrophotograph of a chrysalis of the swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon). A chrysalis is formed when a caterpillar is ready to undergo metamorphosis into an adult butterfly. The caterpillar's organs degenerate completely and a new body develops. The swallowtail chrysalis lacks a hard cocoon and is often found attached upright to a plant by a girdle of silk. Swallowtails are large,brightly coloured butterflies with distinct tail-like projections on each hind wing | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
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