Caption

Egg of the swallowtail (Papilio machaon), which has taken on a reddish-brown colour a few days after laying, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Date

Jun 04, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Guenter Fischer

Reference

BRK24H14_175

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,0Mb (1,6Mb) / 15,0in x 10,4in / 4498 x 3107 (300dpi)

Keywords

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