Caption

Silver washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) adult insect feeding on purple Thistle flower in summer, England, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 08, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26B06_236

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

69.9Mb (2.8Mb) / 20.2in x 13.5in / 6056 x 4037 (300dpi)

Keywords

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