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Tortoiseshell Butterflies

Field Notes from the Montana Natural History Center by Montana Public Radio

Oct 9, 20254:55Science & Medicine

It was too soon for swirls of cascading autumn leaves, and the formation of this sudden dispatch had a certain energy to it. This orange blast of color moved with purpose.

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