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Atala butterfly - Eumaeus atala
Copyright © 2008 DPRuss

Atala butterfly - Eumaeus atala
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA
July 5, 2008
Size: approx 2 inches
We found the chrysalis in downtown Fort Lauderdale (at the Riverwalk garden across from the Museum of Discovery and Science). We kept the chrysalis and the butterfly emerged about 1 week later. My daughter is releasing it in these photos.

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Contributed by DPRuss on 5 July, 2008 - 7:23pm
Last updated 6 July, 2008 - 6:40pm

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