Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi butterfly roosting on the end of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), Malvern HIlls, Worcestershire

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Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) butterfly roosting on the end of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), Malvern HIlls, Worcestershire, April, 2011.

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Photo credit: © Ian Butler Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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