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Apatura ilia f. Clytie
The male of the Lesser Purple Emperor has the distinction of having a blue iridescence that appears by exposure to light.
The clytie form for this species has orange stripes on top of its wings while they are white in specimens of Ilia form.
Photo ID: Apatura_ilia_f._Clytie.001
Anne Sorbes
Photo size: 24.0 Mpixels (68.7 MB uncompressed) - 6000x4000 pixels (20x13.3 in / 50.8x33.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Animal, Apatura, Apatura ilia, Apaturinae, Butterfly, Clytie, Corrèze, France, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lesser Purple Emperor, Limousin, Macro, Male, Nature, Nymphalidae
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