Caption

Striped hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), approaching a catmint flower (Nepeta x faassenii), Meienberg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Date

Jun 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Stefan Huwiler

Reference

BRK26J31_488

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45.9Mb (15.3Mb) / 16.4in x 10.9in / 4908 x 3272 (300dpi)

Keywords

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