Ryukyu butterfly wintering in group in Amami-Oshima Island

Ryukyu butterfly wintering in group in Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - A group of Ryukyu butterflies, called ideopsis similis, is observed wintering on a vine on Amami-Oshima Island in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on Jan. 21.

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