An Apollo moth (Parnassius apollo) on a thistle in the Vallon de la Mollières, a side valley of the Tinée, in Mercantour national park. Up from hamlet Mollières it is so rich in butterflies and moths in summer that the slopes get more colour from their wings then from the abundant flowers. Photo Paul Smit.
[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 01924] 'Butterfly valley.'
An Apollo moth (Parnassius apollo) on a thistle in the Vallon de la Mollières, a side valley of the Tinée, in Mercantour national park. Up from hamlet Mollières it is so rich in butterflies and moths in summer that the slopes get more colour from their wings then from the abundant flowers. Photo Paul Smit.
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