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Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

Photo by Darren Larkin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

black and white butterfly that just landed on someone's pants

Habitat:

farmer's field

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Apatura iris

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Purple emperor

Apatura iris

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KarenL
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Comments (2)
IrinaSh
Замечательный снимок!Увидеть бы испод бабочки..
KarenL
They do look almost black in shade but a gorgeous purple color in sunlight!
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2011

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