A Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) Reveals the Underside of Its Wings as It Feeds on a Globe Thistle Flower Head (Echinops Bannaticus)

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Size: 5504px × 8256px
Location: Sauchen, Inverurie, UK
Photo credit: © George Pollock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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