Caption

Checkerspot butterfly (Melanargia galathea) in a meadow knapweed (Centaurea jacea), underside of wing, macro photograph, Wilnsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Jun 27, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Burkhard Sauskojus

Reference

BRK25M15_388

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

89.4Mb (5.2Mb) / 14.0in x 24.8in / 4192 x 7452 (300dpi)

Keywords

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