Caption

A blue butterfly, the common blue (Polyommatus icarus), is perched on the tip of a green plant, Goms, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Date

Jul 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H72_399

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

23.7Mb (7.9Mb) / 11.1in x 8.3in / 3321 x 2491 (300dpi)

Keywords

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