Caption

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), male on a flower of the meadow knapweed or common knapweed (Centaurea jacea) on a forest path, upper wing, butterfly (diurnal butterfly) of the family Lycaenidae, occurrence in Europe, North Africa and Asia, wildlife, Wilnsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Jul 31, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Burkhard Sauskojus

Reference

BRK25M30_119

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

39,7Mb (3,2Mb) / 10,1in x 15,2in / 3042 x 4564 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted forest track male animal family forest blossom flower plant Common blue butterfly Butterfly Insect wing animal nature Africa Asia North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe diurnal butterfly Asteraceae Gossamer winged butterfly flowering male landscape Brown knapweed North Africa european Knapweed wooded way North African Germany upper part wildlife photography Wilnsdorf Siegerland natural environment flying insect Central Europe Top side of wing trail no one forest path woods bloom Lepidopteran open air NRW fauna Gossamer-winged butterfly scenery Northern Africa Centaury forested path German Federal Republic habitat pterygote insect Middle Europe No People forest trail adult male Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia in flower countryside Centory Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody logging road North-Rhine Westphalia landscape photo Brownray knapweed Starthistle FRG uninhabited empty forest tracks male animals families forests blossoms flowers plants Butterflies Insects wings animals diurnal butterflies Gossamer winged butterflies males landscapes Brown knapweeds Knapweeds ways upper parts natural environments flying insects forest paths blooms blooming sceneries paths pterygote insects forest trails blossoming BRD forest road Europe's landscape photograph landscape shot