Slender melanostoma hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare) nectaring from a Buttercup in a garden lawn left unmown to allow wildflowers to support pollinators

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Slender melanostoma hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare) nectaring from a Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) flower in a garden lawn left unmown to allow wild flowers to bloom to support pollinating insects, Wiltshire, UK, May.

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Size: 7003px × 5252px
Location: Box, Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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