Painted lady feeding on mountain scabious. Close-up of a painted lady (Cynthia cardui) butterfly feeding on Canary mountain scabious (Pterocephalus du

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Painted lady feeding on mountain scabious. Close-up of a painted lady (Cynthia cardui) butterfly feeding on Canary mountain scabious (Pterocephalus dumetorum) flowers. Photographed in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Size: 3543px × 2561px
Photo credit: © DR. JOHN BRACKENBURY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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