21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Buttartfly
The forest of Nouabale Ndoki in Congo are home of many butterfly species. Minerals on the ground attract them by dozens. You can observe hundreds of brightly colored individual clumped on a spot where a mammal urinated. The image shows a close up of a Graphium's wing , a gracious species with beautiful blue tones.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 02.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Congo |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
| Copyright: | © Guilhem Duvot |