Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus), close-up on the head of an adult perched on heather at Hatchet Pond in the New Forest,

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Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus), close-up on the head of an adult perched on heather at Hatchet Pond in the New Forest, Hampshire. August.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: Hatchett Pond, New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, butterfly, ecology, environment, gatekeeper, insect, invertebrate, nature, pyronia, tithonus, wildlife