Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon adults basking on bracken frond at Ariundle, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland in May.

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Location: Ariundle, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Oliver Smart / Alamy / Afripics
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