A musk thistle (Carduus nutans) with a female large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on one of the flower heads

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Size: 6933px × 4627px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Andrew Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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