Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) feeding on flowers of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense), E USA, by Skip Moody/Dembinsky Photo Assoc

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Photo credit: © Skip Moody / Dembinsky Photo Associates / Alamy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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