The monarch hooks its cremaster into a silk pad spun by the larva just before it pupates. It will hang from this until it emerges as an adult. This freshly exposed pupa is very soft and delicate until it hardens. The adult monarch will emerge in 10-14 days. When it is ready to emerge, the adult wings will be visable through the pupa covering.
Adults usually emerge in the mid-morning.
The body of the adult butterfly has the same 3 body parts as the larval stage did. When not in use, it is curled up. The thorax is made up of 3 segments, each with a pair of legs attached to it. The second and third segments have a pair of wings attached to them, as well. At the end of each leg, is a tarsus, which grips the vegetation.