Reed beetle (Donacia marginata) standing on a leaf of its host plant, Branched Bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) on the margins of a stream, Wiltshire, UK

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Reed beetle (Donacia marginata) standing on a leaf of its host plant, Branched Bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) on the margins of a stream, Wiltshire, UK, May.

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Size: 4004px × 2670px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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