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This is a first for me and i believe they have been fairly scarce in the uk until recent years, Though not in the best condition as it was found at work in a dusty atmosphere.
After i took a few shots it was set free in my garden
I was looking for butterflies in a scrubby limestone area near Riberac in France and noticed these incredible insects with shimmering yellow wings whizzing about. Close-up they are just amazing, and surprising from all angles.
"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eyes level with her smallest leaf, and take an insects view of its plain. " ~ Thoreau
a Nalassus laevioctostriatus beetle, one of five seen under bark of a fallen tree in Battle Great Wood
Thanks to Rockwolf for confirmation of id.
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