E Blacktail Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes), nectaring Bull Thistle flower (Cirsium vulgare), E USA, by Skip Moody/Dembinsky Photo Assoc

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E Blacktail Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes), nectaring from Bull Thistle flower (Cirsium vulgare), E USA, by Skip Moody/Dembinsky Photo Assoc

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Size: 5420px × 3600px
Photo credit: © Skip Moody / Dembinsky Photo Associates / Alamy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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