Portrait of a western sulphur butterfly, Colias occidentalis, preparing to drink nectar from a wildflower in the Metolius Basin in in Oregon's Cascade

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Portrait of a western sulphur butterfly, Colias occidentalis, preparing to drink nectar from a wildflower in the Metolius Basin in in Oregon's Cascade Mountains

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Photo credit: © Buddy Mays / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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