Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Owl Butterfly Mystique

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Owl Butterfly Mystique, Henrico, Virginia · United States
Henrico, Virginia · United States
Butterflies Insects Macro Wildlife

A vividly patterned butterfly rests delicately on a mossy tree trunk, its wings tightly closed, revealing a complex design mimicking the eyes and face of an owl. The intricate details and rich colors of the wings create a striking contrast against the soft, blurred green background. This natural mimicry serves as a defense mechanism, deterring potential predators with the illusion of larger eyes watching.

Get Credits to Download Order a Print 1 credit per download

Each download includes a royalty-free license for personal and commercial use.

Photo ID3853
Resolution6192x4128
File size18.7 MB
LicenseRoyalty-free
Where it was taken
HenricoCity VirginiaRegion United StatesCountry
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Read the adventure →
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email
Keep browsing

More like this

Ohiopyle State Park Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Alight on Spring Blossoms, Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania 1 credit Ohiopyle State Park Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Alight on Spring Blossoms Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Female Great Mormon Butterfly, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Female Great Mormon Butterfly Henrico, Virginia Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Monarch on Pink Echinacea Coneflower Petals, Boothbay, Maine 1 credit Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Monarch on Pink Echinacea Coneflower Petals Boothbay, Maine Denver Botanical Garden Clover with Bee Pollinator, Denver, Colorado 1 credit Denver Botanical Garden Clover with Bee Pollinator Denver, Colorado Giant Pacific Octopus Camouflage, Silverton, Oregon 1 credit Giant Pacific Octopus Camouflage Silverton, Oregon Grand Canyon National Park Elk Feeding in Winter, North Rim, Arizona 1 credit Grand Canyon National Park Elk Feeding in Winter North Rim, Arizona Caprock Canyons State Park Bison on Hiking Trail, Quitaque, Texas 1 credit Caprock Canyons State Park Bison on Hiking Trail Quitaque, Texas Rickers Hill Orchard McIntosh Apple Harvest, Turner, Maine 1 credit Rickers Hill Orchard McIntosh Apple Harvest Turner, Maine Petrified Forest National Park Ember Veins Bark, Arizona 1 credit Petrified Forest National Park Ember Veins Bark Arizona Mass Audubon Wellfleet Sanctuary Reed Grass Whispering Wind, South Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1 credit Mass Audubon Wellfleet Sanctuary Reed Grass Whispering Wind South Wellfleet, Massachusetts Tortola Cordyline Frond Patterns, Road Town, Tortola 1 credit Tortola Cordyline Frond Patterns Road Town, Tortola Phipps Conservatory Colorful Echeveria Succulent Array, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1 credit Phipps Conservatory Colorful Echeveria Succulent Array Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Same place

More from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Fern Spiral, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Fern Spiral Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Western Honey Bee on Rose Blossom, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Western Honey Bee on Rose Blossom Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Solomon’s Seal Foliage, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Solomon’s Seal Foliage Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Apiary in a Row, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Apiary in a Row Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Idyllic Pond, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Idyllic Pond Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Western Honey Bee Hive Activity, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Western Honey Bee Hive Activity Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Shasta Daisy Circle, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Shasta Daisy Circle Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Great Mormon Butterfly Nectar Feast, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Great Mormon Butterfly Nectar Feast Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Delicate Iris Detail, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Delicate Iris Detail Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lush Bracken Fern Patterns, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lush Bracken Fern Patterns Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Giant Swallowtail Butterfly, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Henrico, Virginia Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Stasta Daisy Chain, Henrico, Virginia 1 credit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Stasta Daisy Chain Henrico, Virginia
Discover

From the library

Browse all →
Height of Land Framed Lake Vista, Roxbury, Maine 1 credit Height of Land Framed Lake Vista Roxbury, Maine White Sands National Park Airborne Sand, New Mexico 1 credit White Sands National Park Airborne Sand New Mexico Ed Zberg Sugar Pine Point State Park Clear Water Beach, Tahoma, California 1 credit Ed Zberg Sugar Pine Point State Park Clear Water Beach Tahoma, California Warren Dune Scenic Beach Rangers and Sandy Shore, Sawyer, Michigan 1 credit Warren Dune Scenic Beach Rangers and Sandy Shore Sawyer, Michigan Craters Of The Moon National Monument Volcanic Rock, Arco, Idaho 1 credit Craters Of The Moon National Monument Volcanic Rock Arco, Idaho Weedon Island Preserve Golden Palmettos, St. Petersburg, Florida 1 credit Weedon Island Preserve Golden Palmettos St. Petersburg, Florida Captured Flame Rustic Charm, Maine 1 credit Captured Flame Rustic Charm Maine Badlands National Park Golden Prairie at Dusk, South Dakota 1 credit Badlands National Park Golden Prairie at Dusk South Dakota Natural Tunnel State Park Rail Journey Amongst Nature, Duffield, Virginia 1 credit Natural Tunnel State Park Rail Journey Amongst Nature Duffield, Virginia Texas Falls Autumn Moss Portrait, Hancock, Vermont 1 credit Texas Falls Autumn Moss Portrait Hancock, Vermont Pepperell Mills Saco Reflections in the River, Saco, Maine 1 credit Pepperell Mills Saco Reflections in the River Saco, Maine Grand Tetons National Park Majestic Mountains, Jackson, Wyoming 1 credit Grand Tetons National Park Majestic Mountains Jackson, Wyoming