Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) ovipositing (laying eggs) on alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) in Hampshire, UK

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Location: Magdalen Hill Down, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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