Orange and black mottled Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) butterfly on a Geranium sanguineum plant in a garden in Surrey, southeast England

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Size: 8192px × 5464px
Location: Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Graham Prentice / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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