Orange gourd ladybird (Henosipalachna elaterii) feeding on the leaves of a squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) in the Maltese countryside, Malta

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Size: 3318px × 2212px
Location: Malta
Photo credit: © James Attard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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