Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta). Transluscent wings. Using unfurled proboscis to feed on nectar from cultivated Buddleia flowers.

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Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta). Taking nectar from flowers of Buddleja or Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii). Garden, Norfolk. July.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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