dazzling Five-Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena trifolii) feeding on purple flowerhead of Welted Thistle (Carduus crispus), in the Ariege Pyrenees of France

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Size: 3000px × 2250px
Location: Ariège Pyrénées, France
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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