Rare Brown Hairstreak caterpillar (Thecla betulae) on a blackthorn leaf

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Rare Brown Hairstreak caterpillar (Thecla betulae) on a blackthorn leaf at West Williamston Nature Reserve, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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Size: 3488px × 2335px
Location: West Williamston Nature Reserve, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © H Lansdown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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