Caption

Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) adult insect feeding on a Creeping thistle flower in summer, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 07, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26H61_475

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

59.5Mb (19.8Mb) / 18.6in x 12.4in / 5586 x 3724 (300dpi)

Keywords

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