Caption

An orange butterfly, the Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris), perches on a finely detailed purple flower, Goms, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Date

Jul 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H78_361

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

32.0Mb (10.7Mb) / 12.9in x 9.6in / 3859 x 2894 (300dpi)

Keywords

detail no people attentive blossom flower plant Butterfly Insect animal nature Switzerland wildlife sit Europe diurnal butterfly orange flowering lilac look out look european attention skipper butterfly purple perch wildlife photography Small Skipper natural environment flying insect Central Europe Canton of Valais Purple flower section deserted bloom Lepidopteran open air fauna orange-colored watch out view attentiveness habitat pterygote insect Middle Europe Valais nobody watchful orange-coloured in flower violet looking for look at alertness natural habitat Canton Valais alert looks into looking out observe gazes watching view over details blossoms flowers plants Butterflies Insects animals sitting diurnal butterflies looks skipper butterflies perches Small Skippers natural environments flying insects sections blooms blooming watching out views pterygote insects looking at blossoming observes Detailed image no one attentively sits seated perched Europe's orange color looks out looking on watch waiting watches out view of watchfully looks at overlooking alertly over