A monarch butterfly clings to a plant stem, retracted wings intact.
A close up, eye level view of a Monarch butterfly grabbing onto the brown stem of a plant with green leaves sticking out of the side of the plant. The butterfly is facing towards the top of the frame. The butterfly has its wings retracted behind it. The body and the edges of the butterfly's wings are black with white spots on its surface. The Monarch butterfly has orange wings with black lines. The leaf to the right butterfly has a white pupa that the butterfly hatched from. The pupa is hanging from the underside of the leaf. A transparent plastic cover is in front of the butterfly.