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chrysalis
pupa
Monarch butterfly chrysalis
mourning cloak butterfly chrysalis
spicebush swallowtail pupa
flea life cycle
Honeybee life cycle
housefly life cycle
life cycle of the monarch butterfly
Life cycle of the tortoise beetle.
Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?
Watch a caterpillar larva eat milkweed, form a pupa, and emerge as a monarch butterfly
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