Forming at the centre of the at the centre of the butterfly-like structure is IRc2, a star 30 times more massive than the Sun. It does not show in this light.
A strong wind is blowing from IRC2 at more than 100 kilometers per second. It is sweeping gas from the butterfly-like cavity and allowing infrared light to escape.
The radiating finger-like features are produced when the wind collides with surrounding cold hydrogen gas, heating it to 2000° K and causing it to emit light.
Two separate images were combined to produce this image, and the black and white dots are artifacts of that process.