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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Portrait of a Young Butterfly

This young Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Agraulis Vanillae) was just emerging from its cocoon and waiting for its wings to dry so it can fly off.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2016
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: HOUSTON, Texas, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T5i
Copyright: © Fadi Daher