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Monarch Chrysalis A bejeweled Monarch Butterfly chrysalis is attached to a branch as it transforms into a butterfly. Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch,Summer,United States,butterfly,chrysalis,metamorphosis,pupa Click/tap to enlarge

Monarch Chrysalis

A bejeweled Monarch Butterfly chrysalis is attached to a branch as it transforms into a butterfly.

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The Monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Thom_Morris
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By Thom_Morris

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Uploaded Aug 4, 2015. Captured Aug 2, 2015 10:33 in 46049 Via La Colorada, Temecula, CA 92592, USA.
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  • NIKON D610
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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