Caption

Side view of a butterfly, the Emperor (Argynnis paphia), on a purple flower in its natural habitat, Hüttchopf, Tösstal, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Date

Jul 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26J30_062

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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