Caterpillar skin still attached? - Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust
hi, Thank you for looking at the attached photos re our one and only monarch pupae! do you think I should get some tweezers and gently try to remove the […]
hi, Thank you for looking at the attached photos re our one and only monarch pupae! do you think I should get some tweezers and gently try to remove the skin? The caterpillar transformation took place about 4:30pm today. When I gently tried to push the skin away, it appears fully mobile but attached to the cremaster. Do I need to worry about this or just leave it alone? Also, I have tipped the box 90 degrees so the chrysalis is hanging/suspended rather than hangin down the side of the box. It wr
hi, Thank you for looking at the attached photos re our one and only monarch pupae! do you think I should get some tweezers and gently try to remove the skin? The caterpillar transformation took place about 4:30pm today. When I gently tried to push the skin away, it appears fully mobile but attached to the cremaster. Do I need to worry about this or just leave it alone? Also, I have tipped the box 90 degrees so the chrysalis is hanging/suspended rather than hangin down the side of the box. It wr
