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Monarch butterfly that emerged June 14th
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Monarch Pupa ready to eclose
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Before emergence
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Before emergence
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Before emergence
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Wings visible before emergence
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Pupa case thins and begins to separate
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Split begins
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Split widens
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Split extends and leg appears
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Further emergence of the leg
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Body begins to emerge
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A wing begins to be exposed
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Head and body appear
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The abdomen starts to pull out
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Almost free of the pupal case
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Out of the case
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Ready to pump up the wings
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Wings begin to expand
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More fluid enters the wings
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Legs and antennae stretch out
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Still pumping fluid from abdomen to wings
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Wings enlarge and abdomen shrinks
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Proboscis starts to uncurl
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Wings enlarge but are still soft
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The butterfly rests a moment
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Wings expanded and drying
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Resting and drying its wings
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Outside in a mesh cage awaiting release
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Scent glands on the hindwings that show this is a male
