Caption

Hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), large forest hoverfly, giant bumblebee hoverfly, commonly known as the hornet hoverfly, flying over the flowers of the yellow coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa), Wildlife, high-speed nature photography, insects, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Friedhelm Adam

Reference

BRK26H88_036

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

40.4Mb (13.5Mb) / 15.3in x 10.2in / 4600 x 3066 (300dpi)

Keywords

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