Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on lilac Asters (symphyotrichum versicolor)

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Late michaelmas-daisy is a genus of about 90 species of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family (Asteraceae) that were formerly treated within the genus late michaelmas-daisy. The majority are endemic to North America, but several species also occur in the West Indies, Central and South America, as well as in eastern Eurasia.

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Location: East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Alan Mather / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: bombus, butterfly, close, color, colour, daisy, flower, food, insect, late, michaelmas, pink, polen, polonator, purple, small, smunty, spp, symphyotrichum, tortoiseshell, versicolor