A monarch butterfly spreads its veined wings with white spots along the edges.

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Monarch Butterfly with Open Wings

A monarch butterfly spreads its veined wings with white spots along the edges. The single butterfly sits in the center of a plain background, with matching wing shapes and a striped abdomen.

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Orange above, yellow below

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Symmetrical butterfly with orange upper wings, golden-yellow lower wings and white border spots and body. — Leave all small border spots, the entire body and antenna tips white. The two colors mirror each other across the body.

1. Orange · upper wings
2. Golden yellow · lower wings

Fill every large panel in both upper wings orange, including the narrow panels near the body.
Fill the lower wings golden yellow, including their slim upper wedges.

Leave all small border spots, the entire body and antenna tips white. The two colors mirror each other across the body.

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