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26-JUL-2007

Argynnis paphia.jpg

The torn and worn male is pairing with the female that has her wings closed, while a fresh male is curing his abdomen to try to mate with her as well!

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
1/250s f/7.1 at 420.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Jeff Real08-Mar-2017 18:05
The details here are magical! ~V~