Female silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) on thistle flowers (Onopordum acanthium) This butterfly inhabits clearings in broad-leaved

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Female silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) on thistle flowers (Onopordum acanthium) This butterfly inhabits clearings in broad-leaved woodland. Photographed in Surrey, England.

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Photo credit: © JOHN DEVRIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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