Monarch butterfly Danaus Plexippus - Empty egg shell after the caterpillar hatched - on the underside of a milkweed leaf.

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Size: 2968px × 2021px
Location: Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Corry Anne / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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