Venetian mask

Male Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) clinging to flower bud. The butterfly's slightly angled posture and the oblique flower stem evoke a Venetian mask worn at a masquerade ball. Scene captured in Bagno Vignoni, Tuscany.

Val d'Orcia, San Quirico d’Orcia, Province of Siena, Italy

Digital image ID: Philippe_Rouquet_20090913_7683

Author: Philippe Rouquet

Digital image size: 8.2 Mpixels (23.4 MB uncompressed) - 3500x2333 pixels (11.7x7.8 in / 29.6x19.8 cm at 300 ppi)

Digital image keywords: Behavior, butterflies, clinging, gossamer-winged butterflies, insects, Invertebrates, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, posture, wing-folding insects, winged insects

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