Caption

Hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) on globe thistle (Echinops ritro), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date

Jul 28, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Erhard Nerger

Reference

BRK26J17_114

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

101.7Mb (33.9Mb) / 24.3in x 16.2in / 7303 x 4869 (300dpi)

Keywords

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