Date: 09/26/2016

Number: 1

We had one chrysalis that looked ready to eclose in the morning or early afternoon. I took it outside, hoping to let some neighborhood kids watch the eclosure. This required protecting the mesh cage from high winds, which I thought I had accomplished by enclosing it in a large plastic bag and anchoring it with weights. It was still buffeted a bit, though. The butterfly went long past the time when I expected it to emerge, and I took it back inside, where it came out three hours later -- too late to release. I suspect that it delayed its eclosure to avoid being torn apart by the wind (even though it would have been sufficiently sheltered in the cage).

Minneapolis, MN

Latitude: 44.9 Longitude: -93.3

Observed by: Mary
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