Close-up facial view of a hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax) resting on a dew covered plant in a limestone grassland habitat on an early morning in late su

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Close-up facial view of a hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax) resting on a dew covered plant in a limestone grassland habitat on an early morning in late summer. Photographed in Somerset, UK, in September.

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