Caption

Pigeon tail (Macroglossum stellatarum), in flight, flower, proboscis, Germany, In flight, the pigeon tail takes nectar from the summer lilac

Date

Aug 23, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Anja Uhlemeyer-Wrona

Reference

BRK25L84_204

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

62.5Mb (1.4Mb) / 19.1in x 12.7in / 5724 x 3816 (300dpi)

Keywords

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