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Green Hairstreak Butterfly, Callophrys rubi, Monkton Nature Reserve, Kent UK, illusion of being green, an effect produced by the diffraction of light on a lattice-like structure found within the wing scales, which provides excellent camouflage as the butterfly rests on a favourite perch

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Image Size: 7360x4912 / 4.7MB; nature wild insect camouflaged spring sunlight small delicate
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$Green Hairstreak Butterfly, Callophrys rubi, Monkton Nature Reserve, Kent UK, illusion of being green, an effect produced by the diffraction of light on a lattice-like structure found within the wing scales, which provides excellent camouflage as the butterfly rests on a favourite perch$