Caption

Chequerboard butterfly (Melanargia galathea) in typical sleeping position, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Date

Aug 03, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Guenter Fischer

Reference

BRK24F52_135

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

46.2Mb (2.3Mb) / 16.4in x 10.9in / 4928 x 3280 (300dpi)

Keywords

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