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Butterflies – Monarch Butterfly – Danaus plexippus

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Monarch Butterfly – Danaus plexippus The above image of a Male Monarch butterfly was taken at the Butterfly site of the Adirondack Park Interpretive Center.

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