A male orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) flying above a female preparing to mate

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Size: 6125px × 4088px
Location: Wiltshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Andrew Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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