The monarch butterfly takes about 21-28 days to go from an egg on a Milkweed leaf to an adult butterfly, wings still in need of inflating to full size. This photo is the moment that it emerges from the chrysalis into its new life as a Monarch Butterfly.
Canon EOS XSi, EF 100mm f/2.8, 1/60s, Tripod.
Dwayne Taylor, Salem, MA