When not feeding the elastic resilin construction of a butterflies proboscis is kept tightly coiled up. The eyes of this Grass Yellow match the body

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When not feeding the elastic resilin construction of a butterfly's proboscis is kept tightly coiled up. The compound eyes of this Grass Yellow match the body colour

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Size: 5800px × 4270px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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