Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) ovipositing (laying eggs) on the larval foodplant stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) during April, UK

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Size: 4576px × 3051px
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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