Female wood white butterfly (Leptidea sinapis) ovipositing, laying eggs, on greater birds foot trefoil in Oaken Wood, Surrey, England, UK, during July

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Size: 3025px × 2017px
Location: Oaken Wood, Chiddingfold Forest, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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