Monarch butterfly on Tithonia diversifolia or Mexican sunflower. The monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae

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Monarch butterfly on Tithonia diversifolia or Mexican sunflower. The monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae and is threatened by severe habitat loss in much of the USA.

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Size: 6016px × 4000px
Location: Mount Joy, PA, United States
Photo credit: © Michael McKinne / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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