A common species of Skipper found throughout europe but not in the UK, this is a second generation skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus) resting on the seed he


A common species of Skipper found throughout europe but not in the UK, this is a second generation skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus) resting on the seed head of a scabious on a cool morning just after sunrise in late summer. Photographed in southern France, in August.


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Photo credit: © HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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