The life of Arve - or my caterpillar becomes a butterfly

 This is the short [life] story of one of my Painted Ladies raised in my flat in Oslo this summer and released from my balcony together with his four other cousins in August 2014:

This is Arve, my adult Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui)

Here Arve is just about to "escape" his pupa (chrysalis) after his transformation from larva

Just about to pull himself out

Finally outside, pumping his wings

Almost there!!

Perfect - ready to fly out into the big world and possibly even to south Europe or Africa!