Rose Chafer, Cetaonia aurata among the spines of an Illyrian Cotton Thistle bud, Onopordium illiryicum

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Size: 4430px × 2973px
Location: Greece
Photo credit: © Alice Hunter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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