An eastern pine elfin, Callophrys niphon, one of the first butterflies to emerge in the spring, eating minerals from damp sand

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Parrots Bay Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada
Photo credit: © Christopher Price / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: area, bay, butterfly, callophrys, conservation, eastern, elfin, forest, insect, lepidoptera, mudding, niphon, ontario, parrots, pine, spring, springtime, woodland, woods