Female pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria euphrosyne) ovipositing (laying eggs) on common dog violet (Viola riviniana) larval food plant

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Location: Bentley Wood, Hampshire Wiltshire border, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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