Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia quercus) adult female sunning on Bramble leaf Hertfordshire, UK. July

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adult resting on fern sunning

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Size: 3594px × 5200px
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Photo credit: © Neil Bowman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: adult, animal, broad, butterfly, england, eurasia, europe, hairstreak, hertfordshire, hickling, insect, invertebrate, lepidoptera, nature, norfolk, purple, quercus, quercusia, summer, uk, wildlife