Caption

An orange butterfly, a male Duke of Burgundy (Lycaena virgaureae), is resting on a purple knapweed (Centaurea Stoebe) in its natural habitat, the Frankenwald nature park Park, Upper Franconia

Date

Jun 29, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Marco Bunk

Reference

BRK26H09_356

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

27.0Mb (9.0Mb) / 7.7in x 13.7in / 2304 x 4096 (300dpi)

Keywords

blossom flower plant Butterfly Insect wing animal nature Upper Franconia Bavaria German wildlife Europe diurnal butterfly orange natural preserve Asteraceae Franconia reserve Gossamer winged butterfly flowering male natural lilac Southern Germany european nature reserve uplands Knapweed Germany wildlife photography Scarce Copper natural environment flying insect Frankenwald Central Europe Centaurea stoebe bloom Lepidopteran open air Bayern fauna orange-colored nature park protected area Gossamer-winged butterfly original purple South Germany low mountain range Centaury German Federal Republic habitat pterygote insect Franconian Forest Middle Europe spotted knapweed orange-coloured Naturpark sanctuary in flower violet nature conservation area Centory Republic of Germany natural habitat panicled knapweed conservation area natural reserve Starthistle environmental reserve blossoms flowers plants Butterflies Insects wings animals diurnal butterflies natural preserves reserves Gossamer winged butterflies males nature reserves Knapweeds Scarce Coppers natural environments flying insects blooms blooming originally pterygote insects blossoming Bavaria's Europe's orange color NSG FRG BRD natural park