First instar of a Viceroy butterfly caterpillar on a willow leaf vein, after eating most of the leaf

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Size: 2757px × 3000px
Location: Creek county, OK, USA
Photo credit: © Sari O'Neal / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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