Title

Adult pair of Cretan milkweed bug

Caption

Adult pair of Cretan milkweed bug (Lygaeus saxatilis), mating on dandelion seed head, Dolomites, Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

Date

Jul 18, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Gianpiero Ferrari

Reference

BRK22F91_157

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,6Mb (2,1Mb) / 17,7in x 13,3in / 5315 x 3986 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Alps Dolomites Dolomiti Europe Heteroptera Insect Insecta Insects Italian Italy Lygaeidae Lygaeus saxatilis Milkweed Bug Milkweed Bugs Mountain Range No People Province of South Tyrol Pterygota Rhynchota South Tyrol True bug True bugs Two Animals adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal couple animal pair animal pairs animals behavior behaviour copula copulate copulating copulation couple couples deserted empty female female animal female animals females flying insect flying insects fruit stand fruiting habitat infructescence infructescences maiting pair male male animal male animals males mate mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings mature matures milkweed bug milkweed bugs mountainous natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside pair pair of animals pairing pterygote insect reproduction reproductions rutting season seed seeds sex sexual intercourse short social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery true bug true bugs two uninhabited wildlife photography South Europe Southern Europe fauna mountain mountains wildlife