Caption

A pupa of the Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) hanging from a leaf of the marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre) in a natural environment, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date

Jun 29, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Hans Lang

Reference

BRK25M44_029

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

68,7Mb (2,4Mb) / 20,0in x 13,3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted little thistle leaf plant development Small tortoiseshell caterpillar Butterfly larva Insect animal nature German wildlife Europe metamorphosis diurnal butterfly Brush-footed butterfly Asteraceae natural hang Southern Germany european Baden-Württemberg butterfly pupa Germany Thistle wildlife photography natural environment pupation flying insect Central Europe Doll stage pupa marsh thistle no one tiny butterfly caterpillar Lepidopteran open air fauna Four-footed butterfly original South Germany Baden-Wurttemberg German Federal Republic habitat pterygote insect Middle Europe European swamp thistle No People small Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody FRG uninhabited empty thistles leaves plants developments Small tortoiseshells caterpillars Butterflies larvae Insects animals metamorphoses diurnal butterflies Brush-footed butterflies hanging butterfly pupas Thistles natural environments flying insects pupas butterfly caterpillars originally pterygote insects BRD Europe's hangs pupation process