Caption

A butterfly, the lemon butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni), perches on a bright purple thistle flower in the summer sun, Hüttchopf, Tösstal, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Date

Jul 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H79_106

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

28.9Mb (9.6Mb) / 12.2in x 9.2in / 3670 x 2752 (300dpi)

Keywords

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