Butterfly Day - Silver Spotted Skipper and Monarch Update

I found a new butterfly and have updates on the monarchs in downtown Chicago for this #butterflyday by @whatisnew

Here's a silver spotted skipper feeding on purple flowers.

Luckily I also caught a flying shot of the skipper.

Here's a slightly closer view of the skipper.

Here you can see the face better.

That's it for the silver spotted skipper. Now its time for the monarchs.

There are still plenty of caterpillars out and many chrysalis are still being formed on the planters.

Here's a comparison of a fresh chrysalis and one that is about to hatch.

I kept an eye on this chrysalis to try and catch the butterfly emerging.

Later in the day I was lucky enough to find a monarch that had just emerged next to its empty chrysalis. They hang around a while to inflate their wings before finally flying off.

Here was another monarch feeding off the purple flowers nearby.

Happy #butterflyday

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