Two Small Skipper butterflies (Thymelicus sylvestris) mating on a thin stalk of grass.

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Two Small Skipper butterflies (Thymelicus sylvestris) mating on a thin stalk of grass - pictured in a secluded meadow in the Sussex Weald in West Sussex.

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Size: 3528px × 5262px
Location: Sussex Weald near Ashurst West Sussex England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain
Photo credit: © Malcolm McHugh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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