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

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Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus in a garden by a lake pond. Side view wings spread open perched on a common milkweed leaf Asclepias syriaca, selective focus close up on face, antenna, thorax, underside of wings. Copy space. Order: Lepidoptera, Superfamily: Papilionoidea, Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Limenitidinae.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Dutchess County New York United States North America
Photo credit: © M. Campolongo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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