Viceroy or Red-Spotted Purple chrysalis

[mantisman 230]

I found the chrysalis on a random tree, going to keep it to see what emerges

 

[Diaeghart]

Lets play a game. People guess the butterfly species, just to see who guessed right.

I'd guess viceroy (I hate guessing but both species' chrysalises are extremely similar. )

 

[lilwo]

I think red spotted purple

 

[Salmonsaladsandwich]

Hmm... I also think red spotted purple.

 

[mantisman 230]

Sadly it has died never will know

 

[Diaeghart]

Oh that's a bummer.

But life is life :/

 

[Rick]

If you're on Facebook there is a very good page for butterflies of the East. There is also a caterpillar version.

 

[mantisman 230]

Yeah, had it narrowed to red spotted purple

 

[Sticky]

Maybe it had been parasitized?

 

[Salmonsaladsandwich]

Nah, he would've known if it had been parasitized. Probably fungal or bacterial.