Newly emerged male Monarch butterfly, placed on a butterfly bush, Buddleja davidii, to finish drying its wings after emergence. Kansas, USA.

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Newly emerged Monarch butterfly, put on a butterfly bush, Buddleja davidii, to finish drying its wings after emergence. Kansas, USA. The egg and chrysalis was brooded in a butterfly cage.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Photo credit: © B LaRue / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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