A tawny emperor butterfly on the ground. It is standing amount some small rocks. In the background are scattered blades of grass. The butterfly is mostly various shades of brown. The hindwing is a light almost greyish brown near the body with a couple light tan spots. A light tan band runs down the middle, followed by a darker brown line with tiny white spots, then a line of yellow-orange, and two thin lines of brown with a thin line of light tan in the middle of those. The outer edge has white crescents. The forewing has mostly yellow-orange markings near the body with a little bit of light brown thrown in. There are three separate brown lines running through the yellow-orange, then a couple reddish orange lines. At the far end are a couple of dark brown, almost black lines, with a greyish line between them. At the edge of that are some white crescents, a thick dark brown or black line, and more white crescents at the outer edge. The head is also brown with a couple small white spots and a long pair of antennae with yellowish tips.
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