Caption

Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) adult insect feeding on Creeping thistle flowers in summer, RSPB Bempton cliffs nature reserve, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 07, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26E36_453

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

68.3Mb (22.8Mb) / 19.9in x 13.3in / 5982 x 3988 (300dpi)

Keywords

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