Title

Nine-spotted Moth

Caption

Nine-spotted Moth (Amata phegea) and Common Banded Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) adult pairs, mating on Great Plantain (Plantago major), Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy

Date

Jun 22, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Gianpiero Ferrari

Reference

BRK22G25_141

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,6Mb (1,7Mb) / 13,3in x 17,7in / 3986 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Alps Amata phegea Arctiidae Brachycera Broad-leaved plantain Butterflies Butterfly Europe High Angle View Insect Insecta Insects Italian Italy Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Mountain Range Noctuidae Noctuoidea Northern Italy Owlet moth Owlet moths Piedmont Piedmont region Piemonte Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantago major Plantain Plantains Pterygota Syrphus ribesii Tineidae Two Animals View from above adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal couple animal pair animal pairs animals banded behavior behaviour big copula copulate copulating copulation couple couples elevated view female female animal female animals females flying insect flying insects from above great habitat high-angle shot high-angle view large looking down maiting pair male male animal male animals males mate mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings mature matures moth moths mountainous natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature nine-spotted moth nine-spotted moths out outdoor outdoors outside overhead pair pair of animals pairing pterygote insect reproduction reproductions rutting season sex sexual intercourse social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery the North of Italy tiger moth tiger moths top down top down view top view topview two view down to the bottom wildlife photography Diptera Flies Flower fly Fly Hoverflies Hoverfly Lamiales South Europe Southern Europe Syrphid fly Syrphidae True fly fauna mountain mountains wildlife plant plants