A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on a common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower at Downe Bank Nature Reserve

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A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on a common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower at Downe Bank Nature Reserve, Kent. August.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: Downe Bank Nature Reserve Kent England UK United Kingdom Europe
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: balteatus, centaurea, common, ecology, environment, episyrphus, flower, hoverfly, insect, invertebrate, knapweed, marmalade, nature, nigra, plant, wildflower, wildlife