Caption

Thistle butterfly (Vanessa cardui), on sand in front of marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and sea thistle (Eryngium maritimum) in the dunes, Schillig beach, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date

Aug 10, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Manuela Hartmann

Reference

BRK25J76_265

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

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

Keywords

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