Heath Fritillary Butterfly, Mellicta athalia, Blean Woodlands, Kent UK, on cow wheat plant, foodplant for butterfly, underside of wings closed, one of

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Heath Fritillary Butterfly, Mellicta athalia, Blean Woodlands, Kent UK, on cow wheat plant, foodplant for butterfly, underside of wings closed, one of rarest UK butterflies, Fully protected in Great Britain under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

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Photo credit: © Robert Pickett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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