Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), female collects pollen fron the stamen of blueweed, Echium vulgare, Germany

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Size: 3544px × 5315px
Location: Deutschland
Photo credit: © blickwinkel/F. Hecker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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