Sulphur beetle (Cteniopus sulphureus) pair mating as the female nectars on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) in coastal dunes, Kenfig NNR, Wales.

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Sulphur beetle (Cteniopus sulphureus) pair mating as the female nectars on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers, in permanent coastal sand dunes, Kenfig NNR, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, July.

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Size: 4415px × 3311px
Location: Kenfig NNR, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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