Purple emperor buttefly (Apatura iris). Mounted male specimen. This butterfly ranges from Europe to Japan. It is a woodland butterfly that usually fli

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Purple emperor buttefly (Apatura iris). Mounted male specimen. This butterfly ranges from Europe to Japan. It is a woodland butterfly that usually flies high in the treetops but will feed on ground level dung and carrion.

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Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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