A pinned and spread cutout male Tailed Copper butterfly (Lycaena arota) on a white background

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A pinned and spread cutout male Tailed Copper butterfly (Lycaena arota) on a white background. Specimen collected in Colorado, United States, July 2016. This image was digitally altered to make the background white and add a shadow.

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Size: 4945px × 3456px
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Photo credit: © Megan McCarty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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