Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest
Forests and Woodlands

The pupa (chrysalis) of a butterfly


This is the chrysalis of a swallowtail, Papilio zelicaon. Note the belt of silk around the body and the button of silk at the posterior end.


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