Caption

Close-up of two red-and-black-striped striped bugs (Graphosoma italicum) mating on the flowers of the black elder (Sambucus nigra), Stadtsteinach, Steinachklamm, Frankenwald nature park Park, Upper Franconia

Date

Jun 20, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Marco Bunk

Reference

BRK26J51_156

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NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (9.0Mb) / 13.7in x 7.7in / 4096 x 2304 (300dpi)

Keywords

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