A frontal view of the head of a 5th instar Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) caterpillar (larva)

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Size: 4997px × 3331px
Location: Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River, NY, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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