A monarch butterfly emerges from its chrysalis after about two weeks cocooned.

"A few weeks ago, I found the egg on milkweed in my neighbourhood, took it in, and watched it hatch into a microscopic caterpillar," wrote the filmer. It became enormous very quickly, and formed the chrysalis.

"The butterflies usually hatch very early in the morning, so I got up and waited for it. I was lucky enough to catch this on video!" she added.

The footage was filmed in Chicago on July 22.