Male brimstone butterfly

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A male brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni feeding on a runner bean flower The male is identified by the bright yellow wings the female is greener These big active butterflies have distinctively shaped wings

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Size: 5813px × 4820px
Location: Bedgebury Forest, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Michael Grant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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