Nature photography
Photograph of metallic gold on a chrysalis in England
by Stephen Hewitt | Published
The photographs here show metallic gold areas on an unidentified chrysalis that was discovered hanging on a leaf in a vegetable garden in England on 29 September 2021. On the chrysalis were three parallel lines of spikes with the metallic gold coloured areas on or between some of the spikes.
It was attached by silk threads to the underside of a horseradish leaf. The detail of the threads is visible in the third photograph. Cultivated plants growing next to the horseradish included chard, cavolo nero and rocket.
The fourth photograph shows the chrysalis apparently unchanged two weeks later.
