Ventral view close up of an Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing or Mechanitis polymnia butterfly with closed orange, black, and yellow wings perched on a g

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Ventral view close up of an Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing or Mechanitis polymnia butterfly with closed orange, black, and yellow wings perched on a green leaf at the Cockerell Butterfly Center in Houston, Texas.

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Size: 5184px × 3888px
Location: Houston, Texas USA
Photo credit: © Teresa Otto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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