Female Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) standing on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, the host plant for its larvae, Wiltshire, UK

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Female Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) standing on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, the host plant for the larvae of this species, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

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Size: 5301px × 3976px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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