585 Many-banded daggerwing butterfly -Marpesia chiron, chironides subspecies- puddling on the Yumuri River, canyon area near the mouth. Baracoa-Cuba.
Many-banded daggerwing butterfly -Marpesia chiron- of the chironides subspecies spotted on the ground while puddling on the riverbank mud of the Rio Yurumi canyon area, near the mouth. Baracoa-Cuba.
Size: 3000px × 2000px
Location: Boca de Yumuri community, Baracoa city, Guantanamo province, Cuba.
Photo credit: © RWEISSWALD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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