An adult of the rare heath fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) perched on a bramble flower in East Blean Woods

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An adult of the rare heath fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) perched on a bramble flower in East Blean Woods, near Canterbury, Kent. june.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: East Blean Woods, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK, Europe
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, athalia, butterfly, ecology, environment, fritillary, heath, insect, invertebrate, melitaea, nature, wildlife