Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on garden candytuft, Maghull

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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on garden candytuft, Maghull

Image: © Mike Pennington Taken: Unknown

A common and widespread butterfly.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.504498
Longitude
-2.941364