Monarch butterfly Danaus Plexippus hanging from a chrysalis shell while drying its wings

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Size: 3865px × 5798px
Location: Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Corry Anne / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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