Tuponia mixticolor (A. Costa, 1862)
a capsid bug

Tuponia mixticolor(A. Costa, 1862) - a capsid bug, Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - white background

Image 0005: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - white background

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Magnification  macro-photographmacro-photograph
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background white background
Image post-processing Stacked image (14 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P107532
Found as Imago
Date 17 Jul 2013
OS grid ref SY68
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 2° 30' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 17 Jul 2013[E]
Record summary Males and females, numerous, swept off Tamarisc
Associated organism on live, flowering bush of Tamarix gallica
Return to Record page Tuponia mixticolor on 17 Jul 2013 at SY68 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Tuponia mixticolor
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