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Description
Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus in garden by a beautiful lake in summer. Side view profile wings spread wide open perched on a common milkweed leaf Asclepias syriaca. Order: Lepidoptera, Superfamily: Papilionoidea, Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Limenitidinae. Selective focus close up on face, antenna, thorax, top of wings. Copy space. Dutchess County, New York, USA.
Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris Rapae) front and side view, wings closed, on purple flower of Canada Thistle plant (Cirsium arvense), New York, USA. Despite its name, the Canada thistle is a plant of European origin.
Zebra Butterfly a/k/a Yellow-barreled Heliconian (Heliconius charitonius) on Lantana shrub verbena (Lantana camara) leaf with black and yellow striped wings spread open, captive, USA.
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Description
Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris Rapae) side view, wings closed, on purple flower of Canada Thistle plant (Cirsium arvense), New York, USA. Despite its name, the Canada thistle, a weed, actually is native to Europe.
Africa black brown bug butterfly closeup colour exotic flower fly garden grass green insect leaf life macro nature plant pretty spring tropic white wings
Africa black bug butterfly closeup colour eating exotic flower fly garden grass green insect leaf life macro nature plant pretty spring tropic white wings
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) on flower of Lantana shrub verbena plant (Lantana camara)in bloom with partially open wings and thorax visible in partial profile, captive, USA.
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Description
Beautiful perfect Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus full view outdoors from above wings spread open. Close up full butterfly in focus with garden meadow behind in a blur. Can be cut out. Order: Lepidoptera, Superfamily: Papilionoidea, Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Limenitidinae.