Caption

Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon), caterpillar sitting on Wild carrot (Daucus carota), Trupbacher Heide nature reserve with heathland and nutrient-poor grassland, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 20, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Friedhelm Adam

Reference

BRK26C48_487

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

40.2Mb (2.5Mb) / 15.3in x 10.2in / 4590 x 3060 (300dpi)

Keywords

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