Caption

Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) adult insect feeding on a thistle flower in summer, England, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 08, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26B82_027

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

70.3Mb (3.2Mb) / 20.2in x 13.5in / 6072 x 4048 (300dpi)

Keywords

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