Caption

Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on sea thistle (Eryngium maritimum) between green grasses in the backlight on a sandy beach, Schillig, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date

Aug 10, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Manuela Hartmann

Reference

BRK25J76_253

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

130,0Mb (4,9Mb) / 27,5in x 18,3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted little grass plant Small tortoiseshell Butterfly Insect animal nature Lower Saxony Northern Germany German wildlife Europe green sandy beach diurnal butterfly Brush-footed butterfly Asteraceae coast european North German adaption Germany pioneer plant wildlife photography Sea Holly natural environment flying insect Central Europe backlit beach Silhouette no one tiny Lepidopteran open air North Germany fauna sand beach Four-footed butterfly shore German Federal Republic pioneer flora Sea thistle habitat pterygote insect Middle Europe beachfront silhouette No People small sandy ocean beach shoreline Republic of Germany natural habitat outline nobody FRG uninhabited empty grasses plants Small tortoiseshells Butterflies Insects animals sandy beaches diurnal butterflies Brush-footed butterflies coasts adaptions pioneer plants Sea Hollies natural environments flying insects backlight beaches sand beaches shores pterygote insects silhouettes BRD Europe's costal Northern German back light against the light silhouetted