Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis) - compact perennial with violet-blue flowers. A great spangled fritillary butterfly (Speyeria cybele) feeding on nectar

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Size: 4592px × 3056px
Location: Cathedral of the Pines, Rindge, New Hampshire
Photo credit: © Rasvan ILIESCU / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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