Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus side view wings spread open perched on a common milkweed leaf Asclepias syriaca

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Beautiful Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus front view wings spread open perched on a milkweed leaf in a meadow in Dutchess County New York near a pond, selective focus. Order: Lepidoptera, Superfamily: Papilionoidea, Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Limenitidinae.

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Size: 5500px × 3789px
Location: Dutchess County New York United States North America
Photo credit: © Marianne A. Campolongo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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