Monarch Caterpillar Changes to a Chrysalis

Multimedia · Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI ID:1193285

The annual monarch migration is underway! Should you happen to spot a monarch caterpillar impersonating the letter 'J', watch it carefully. It might change from a caterpillar (the larva) to a chrysalis (the pupa) before your very eyes!

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1193285
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CATERPILLAR
MONARCH
BUTTERFLY
CHRYSALIS
LARVA
PUPA
MONARCH MIGRATION