Side view of New Zealand red admiral butterfly (Vanessa gonerilla), endemic to New Zealand. The butterfly is basking on a sun-facing tree to thermoreg

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Side view of New Zealand red admiral butterfly (Vanessa gonerilla), endemic to New Zealand. The butterfly is basking on a sun-facing tree to thermoregulate.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Zenobia Southcombe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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