Coiled Proboscis - _TNY_9957

This beauty on top of a common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) near the old miller's cottage at Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park is a pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne). I just can't get over how cool those spotted grey eyes look!

 

Another photo of the very same butterfly - but directly from the front can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/49967788141/

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