Caption

A small orange butterfly, the Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris), on a flowering purple flower, Goms, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Date

Jul 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H68_283

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

38.6Mb (12.9Mb) / 14.1in x 10.6in / 4239 x 3179 (300dpi)

Keywords

no people little blossom flower plant Butterfly Insect wing animal nature Switzerland wildlife Europe diurnal butterfly orange flowering lilac european skipper butterfly purple wildlife photography Small Skipper natural environment flying insect Central Europe Canton of Valais Purple flower deserted tiny bloom Lepidopteran open air fauna orange-colored habitat pterygote insect Middle Europe Valais nobody small orange-coloured in flower violet natural habitat Canton Valais blossoms flowers plants Butterflies Insects wings animals diurnal butterflies skipper butterflies Small Skippers natural environments flying insects blooms blooming pterygote insects blossoming no one Europe's orange color