Caption

Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) adult insect feeding on Goat willow (Salix caprea) blossom flowers in spring, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

Date

Mar 27, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26F65_328

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

55.4Mb (18.5Mb) / 18.0in x 12.0in / 5388 x 3592 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted little deciduous tree tree blossom plant Small tortoiseshell Butterfly Insect animal feed animal spring nature wildlife feed Europe diurnal butterfly feeding Brush-footed butterfly inflorescence British flowering male England Northern Europe Salicaceae Willow european catkin Goat willow adult wildlife photography natural environment flying insect ament United Kingdom no one tiny bloom Lepidopteran food springtime open air fauna eat ingestion Four-footed butterfly North Europe Willow tree willow catkin Pussy willow habitat pterygote insect flowering catkin UK No People small fodder in flower pussy willow Great sallow natural habitat Great Britain nobody goat willow Sal Goat willow Britain uninhabited empty deciduous trees trees blossoms plants Small tortoiseshells Butterflies Insects animal feeds animals diurnal butterflies Brush-footed butterflies inflorescences males Willows catkins Goat willows natural environments flying insects aments blooms eating blooming Willow trees willow catkins Pussy willows pterygote insects flowering catkins Great sallows blossoming in May feeds Europe's eats