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Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

Description:

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

Habitat:

farmer's field

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Purple emperor
Apatura iris Apatura iris


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2 Comments

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 11 years ago

Замечательный снимок!Увидеть бы испод бабочки..

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

They do look almost black in shade but a gorgeous purple color in sunlight!

Darren Larkin
Spotted by
Darren Larkin

Минская область, Belarus

Spotted on Jun 21, 2011
Submitted on Sep 21, 2011

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