A nectar-feeding species of Horse fly (Pangonius funebris) using its long proboscis to forage on Milk thistle (Carduus marianus)

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A nectar-feeding species of Horse fly (Pangonius funebris) using its long proboscis to forage on Milk thistle (Carduus marianus) alongside several White-spotted rose beetles (Oxythyrea funesta), Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

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Size: 4909px × 3273px
Location: Lesbos, Greece
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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