The male Round-winged Orange Tip butterfly is a strikingly beautiful, common and widespread in East Africa. The female is darker and heavily marked

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The male Round-winged Orange Tip butterfly is strikingly beautiful, very common and widespread in East Africa. The female is darker and more heavily marked. The caterpillars eat the leaves of caper bushes.

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Size: 5800px × 3901px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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