A beautiful Red Admiral butterfly, (Vanessa atalanta), showing it's underside as it feeds from the flowers of a white hydrangea

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Size: 4232px × 5129px
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © Barrie Harwood / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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