Caption

Hain hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), on a catnip (Nepeta x faassenii) flower, Meienberg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Date

Jun 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Stefan Huwiler

Reference

BRK26I61_446

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

53.1Mb (17.7Mb) / 17.6in x 11.7in / 5276 x 3517 (300dpi)

Keywords

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