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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Butterfly

The photo was taken outdoors in the Altai Mountains of Eastern Kazakhstan. The photo shows a pamphile (Coenonimpha pamphilus), butterfly sitting on a flower.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Vasilyevka, Kazakhstan
Camera: NIKON D7500
Copyright: © Andrey Zhdanov