A chrysalis is the pupal stage of butterflies.

Chrysalis may also refer to:

In fiction:

• Chrysalis (alien), alien species in the computer game X-COM: Apocalypse
• Chrysalis (Wild Cards), character from the Wild Cards series of books
• Chrysalis (comics), a fictional character in DC Comics

In special needs education:

• Chrysalis school, Chrysalis school for autism, based in Herts,UK.

In music:

• Chrysalis (album), album by Indonesian-French singer Anggun
• Chrysalis Group, UK media company with music, publishing and radio divisions
• Chrysalis Music, British independent music publisher
• Chrysalis Records, record label (started by Chrysalis group, now owned by EMI)

In television and film:

• Chrysalis (film), a 2007 French science fiction film directed by Julien Leclercq
• "Chrysalis" (Babylon 5), episode of the science fiction series Babylon 5
• "Chrysalis" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), season seven episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that first aired on October 28, 1998

See also

• The Chrysalids, a novel by John Wyndham.