Closeup of a small translucent white Monarch egg (Danaus plexippus) deposited on a seed pod of Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa.)

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Size: 2853px × 2458px
Location: Setauket, New York
Photo credit: © Maria Hoffman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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