Caption

A hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) perched on a flowering plant in the sunshine, Hüttchopf, Tösstal, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Date

Jul 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H81_115

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

42.5Mb (14.2Mb) / 14.8in x 11.1in / 4452 x 3339 (300dpi)

Keywords

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