I am orange and white and black
I am hatching out of my chrysalis now
I need to find a new home, I'm too big to go back!
(Shown below is a different Florida Viceroy's chrysalis.)
Location: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Sources: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wildflowers/butterfly/viceroy/
Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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