Orange Tip Butterfly, Wings Closed
Introduction
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Orange Tip Butterfly, Wings Closed
Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 5 May 2007
The upper side of the wings of this male Orange Tip are white with spectacular flashes of orange on the tips but the underside of both male and female have this green camouflage pattern.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.552342
Longitude
-4.329108