Nectaring orange-tip
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Nectaring orange-tip
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 5 May 2023
A male orange-tip butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, nectaring on a dandelion. Female orange-tips do not have orange tips to their wings and are often overlooked.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.759924
Longitude
-4.44576