Common Blue Chrysalis
Polyommatus icarus (pupa)
This compact greenish chrysalis is formed near the ground in sheltered grassland vegetation, often among leaf litter or beneath a host plant. It does not feed or move about, instead undergoing metamorphosis within its protective pupal case. Ants may continue to guard the chrysalis, an unusual continuation of the caterpillar's mutualistic relationship.
- Type
- Shell
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Common Blue Caterpillar
- Common Blue Chrysalis
- Common Blue