Silver Studded Blue Butterfly (Plebejus argus) male perched on Cross-leaved Heather (Erica tetralix), Canford heath, Poole

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Silver Studded Blue Butterfly (Plebejus argus) male perched on Cross-leaved Heather (Erica tetralix), Canford heath, Poole found on one of two known colonies on canford heath

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Canford heath, Poole, Dorset, England
Photo credit: © Jordon Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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