Tag: argynnis

  • How do they do it? Transformation to a Butterfly

    A parent in my wife’s kindergarten class (she is a teacher) brought in several chrysalides (plural of chrysalis) she found in her garden. The students watched the emergence of this female Indian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius). I arrived late but was able to see it first few minutes as a butterfly. The underside has a leopard-like print and the…