Caption

A hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) viewed up close on a flowering thistle in the wild, Goms, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Date

Jul 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H76_129

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45.6Mb (15.2Mb) / 15.4in x 11.5in / 4608 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

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