Marbled Whites mating on Spear Thistle, Seacombe Bottom, Dorset

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 Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare.

Shooting Time 11:24
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/640
Av(Aperture Value) 18
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 1250

Latitude 50 35 37.7 N
Longitude 02 01 34.0 W
Altitude 38.70 m