Dorsal view of female Melanargia galathea, the marbled white butterfly, family Nymphalidae, on a purple milk thistle flower head in Surrey, SE England

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: surrey, uk
Photo credit: © Graham Prentice / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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