Caption

Dove's tail (Macroglossum stellatarum), flies on the flower of cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum), Meienberg, Canton Aargau, Switzerland

Date

Aug 10, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Stefan Huwiler

Reference

BRK26I02_202

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

93.6Mb (31.2Mb) / 23.4in x 15.6in / 7006 x 4671 (300dpi)

Keywords

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