Dune waxcap fungus (Hygrocybe conicoides), with its waxy covering, growing amongst lichen and moss on a sand dune. Photographed on the coast of Norfol

---

Dune waxcap fungus (Hygrocybe conicoides), with its waxy covering, growing amongst lichen and moss on a sand dune. Photographed on the coast of Norfolk, UK.

---

Size: 3777px × 2565px
Photo credit: © NIGEL DOWNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, biological, biology, broad-bordered, close-, common, entomological, entomology, fauna, fimbriata, garden, insect, insects, invertebrate, invertebrates, kingdom, large, leaf, leaves, lepidoptera, light-brown, macro-lepidoptera, macro-moths, moth, moths, natural, nature, noctua, noctuidae, noctuids, noctuinae, norfolk, profile, resident, resting, summer, uk, underwing, united, white, wildlife, yellow, zoological, zoology