Marbled White feeding on Musk Thistle, Seacombe Bottom, Dorset

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Marbled White feeding on Musk Thistle, Seacombe Bottom, Dorset - INSECTS
Seacombe Bottom, Dorset, England, UK (July 2021)

For more information on this species of butterfly see:
Marbled White Melanargia galathea / Butterfly Conservation

The thistle species is Musk thistle Carduus nutans.

Shooting Time 11:11
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/640
Av(Aperture Value) 18
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 800

Latitude 50 35 37.4 N
Longitude 02 01 33.7 W
Altitude 43.20 m


Marbled White showing upper wings, Seacombe Bottom, Dorset

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