Female emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia), a large insect newly emerged and still drying out her wings, in Surrey heathland, UK, during May

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Size: 4631px × 3087px
Location: Blackheath, Surrey, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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