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Chrysalis of a Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) shortly before the adult butterfly hatches

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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)Pyrameis atalantaRed AdmirableRed Admiral

Chrysalis of a Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) shortly before the adult butterfly hatches

[Breeding image]

About two weeks earlier I had found an almost adult caterpillar of a Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on a Nettle Family (Urticaceae) in the Kottenforst and took it home to breed. The butterfly, still in the chrysalis, hatched the next morning.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (15. June 2017, 06:04 PM)

Breeding: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels