Palloptera saltuum (Linnaeus, 1758)
a flutter fly
Palloptera saltuum(Linnaeus, 1758) - a flutter fly, Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale background

Image 0003: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale background

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background pale background
Image post-processing Stacked image (25 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Microscope Objective x5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P104543
Found as Imago
Date 20 Jun 2012
OS grid ref SU67
Lat/Lon 51° 30' N, 1° 10' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Voucher 20 Jun 2012[F]
Record summary wing-waving on Burdock leaf
Return to Record page Palloptera saltuum on 20 Jun 2012 at SU67 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Palloptera saltuum
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