Cat disturbed while pupating

[lib66laur]

Ugh. My aquariums are not crowded yet one larva decided to form a J right next to a chrysalis. Bad timing. The butterfly eclosed this morning and its legs we're touching the J while it was trying to pupate. Now I have just a small amount of green showing, a drop of liquid and what appears to be a failed pupation (is that the right word?) I've never had this happen...

[lib66laur]

Never mind!!! I just watched it complete its chrysalis

[Mona Miller]

I was going to tell you that it may be okay. Even non pupating larvae will leak green fluid. They do that when they are disturbed.