Close-up of female brown hairstreak butterfly (Thecla betulae) on hoary ragwort flowers, UK

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Size: 3512px × 2341px
Location: Noar Hill, Newton Valence, Selborne, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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