Viceroy drying its wings

Viceroy drying its wings
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Uploaded by Krista Melville on Jan 03 2021 in Hammonds Plains
Taken on Nov 30 -0001

I spotted a chrysalis on the lower branch of a pine tree and checked it daily in hopes of seeing the butterfly emerge and finding out if it was a White Admiral or Viceroy. The larvae and chrysalis of both species are very similar. Though I missed witnessing the eclosure I did arrive in time to see this beautiful Viceroy drying its wings.

Tagged: insect invertebrate animal monarch butterfly honey_bee bee pollinator arthropod monarch_butterfly lepidoptera viceroy terrestrial_animal close-up
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