Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta). Wings folded, showing undersid surface, feeding, upside down, uptaking, juices from an over ripe Blackberry

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Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta). Wings folded, showing undersid surface, feeding, upside down, uptaking, juices from an over ripe Blackberry via expanded, unfurled proboscis inserted into a single segment.

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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