A small butterfly named a Gold-spotted Sylph, Metisella Metis, perched with its wings spread on a delicate white flower bud

A small butterfly named a Gold-spotted Sylph, Metisella Metis, perched with its wings spread on a delicate white flower bud Stock Photo
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Marieke Peche / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2P9YB1C

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23.6 MB (562.9 KB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

2486 x 3314 px | 21 x 28.1 cm | 8.3 x 11 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

4 February 2021

Location:

Haenertsburg, South Africa

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A small butterfly named a Gold-spotted Sylph, Metisella Metis, perched with its wings spread on a delicate white flower bud in the grasslands of the escarpment of South Africa. The Goldspotted sylph is a butterfly from the Hesperiidae Family, which are commonly known as sylphs or skippers. They occur in Afromontane regions of Southern Africa and are common along forest margins.