Small tortoiseshell
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Small tortoiseshell
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 30 Jul 2023
A small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, sitting on a flower spike of Buddleja davidii (the butterfly bush) in a garden in Elm Road, Killearn. The garden was open as part of the Scotland's Gardens Scheme.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.038859
Longitude
-4.369945