A gatekeeper butterfly resting on a bramble leaf at RSPB Elmley Marshes, Kent. July.

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An adult gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tythonus) perched on a bramble leaf with its wings closed, at Elmley Marshes National Nature Reserve, Kent. July.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: RSPB Elmley Marshes Isle of Sheppey Kent England UK United Kingdom Europe
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, butterfly, ecology, environment, gatekeeper, insect, invertebrate, nature, pyronia, tithonus, wildlife