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Close up of a butterfly collecting nectar from a flower

Detail of a yellow Gonepteryx rhamni (Pieridae) Brimstones butterfly while is collecting nectar from a fuchsia flower. The insect has visible nerves on the wings and the long 'straw' coming from her mouth seems like she is "sipping" from the flower

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Kolmården, Sweden
Copyright: © Roberto Rizzi