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Danaus plexippus
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Danaus plexippus
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA
July 26, 2017
On common milkweed. Monarchs used to be one of the most common butterflies that I would see as a child - so much so that I never bothered to get any photos of them. Now I get excited whenever I find a caterpillar. A sad testament to the rapid decline of this species in the east.

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Contributed by metrioptera on 16 August, 2017 - 4:13pm
Last updated 25 September, 2019 - 7:53pm

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