Caption

Soldier beetle (Cantharis fusca) mating, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Date

May 21, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Guenter Fischer

Reference

BRK24B91_342

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.5Mb (940.9Kb) / 10.9in x 15.5in / 3280 x 4639 (300dpi)

Keywords

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