Close-up of female grizzled skipper butterfly (Pyrgus malvae) ovipositing

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Size: 3393px × 2262px
Location: Magdalen Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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