Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle

#1 caterpillar eggs on Milkweed leaf

Monarch egg closeup

#2 caterpillar emerges from egg/burrow

#3 adult caterpillar eating

#4 caterpillar hangs in J shape just before turning to Chrysalis

#5 jewel like chrysalis you might see on wood posts or anywhere in the garden

#6 butterfly emerging – as a reminder, do not touch butterflies. The oil on our hands damages their delicate wings