Closeup of a male Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) with wings outstretched on the purple flowered spikes of Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum.)

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Size: 5455px × 3896px
Location: Setauket, Long Island, New York
Photo credit: © Maria Hoffman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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