Purple Hairstreak butterfly
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Purple Hairstreak butterfly by Eirian Evans as part of the Geograph project.
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Purple Hairstreak butterfly
Image: © Eirian Evans Taken: 9 Jul 2019
Doesn't seem very purple, but this is the underside of the wings
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Image Location
Latitude
52.599958
Longitude
1.535053