Caption

Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon), caterpillar sitting on Wild carrot (Daucus carota), top view, Trupbacher Heide nature reserve with heaths and rough grassland, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 20, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Friedhelm Adam

Reference

BRK25L45_475

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

36,4Mb (1,2Mb) / 9,7in x 14,6in / 2911 x 4367 (300dpi)

Keywords

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