Black blister beetle (Epicauta pensylvanica) on a mosaic floor : (pix SShukla)

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Size: 3888px × 2592px
Location: Chandigarh, India
Photo credit: © Sanjiv Shukla / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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