I have just found your forum while trying to identify a chrysalis my daughter found.
We were on holiday at the families caravan in Mid Wales. We were taking down the awning and noticed that a butterfly had made it's chrysalis attached to one of the poles. We couldn't leave it, so detached it. Hopefully we didn't harm it when we did so.
Looking in the charts on this website, we think it is a Small Tortoishell...seems the right shape, and similar colour. Has two "horns" at the bottom, and 3 other protusions which almost look like a "face".
![Image](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6072694145_bb644a7539_z.jpg)
P8230115 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
My question is, what can we do to look after this. My 5 year old would be excited to do this and hopefully see the butterfly at the end. Can that be done, or am I better "releasing" the chrysalis by putting it out in the garden somewhere?