A rare Swallowtail butterfly - papilio machaon, pollinates a white thistle - Silybum marianum.

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Size: 3853px × 3192px
Location: Oeiras, Portugal
Photo credit: © JJCopland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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