Caption

Caterpillar of the death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) in the L2 stage feeding on a privet leaf, one of the main food plants of this species, Valais, Switzerland

Date

Jul 30, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Guenter Fischer

Reference

BRK26A74_025

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

34.5Mb (1.7Mb) / 13.5in x 9.9in / 4044 x 2982 (300dpi)

Keywords

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