Chaetorellia loricata (Rondani, 1870)
a gall fly
Chaetorellia loricata(Rondani, 1870) - a gall fly, Female - aculeus - extreme tip - magnified

Image 0001: Female - aculeus - extreme tip - magnified

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed Microscope preparation
Specimen prep Squeezed out and macerated in hot, dilute KOH
Mounted in Lactophenol
Lighting/focus Transmitted light
Image post-processing Stacked image (37 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x40 UPlanFLN obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P132607
Found as Female imago
Date 14 Jun 2017
OS grid ref SU02
Lat/Lon 50° 60' N, 1° 60' W
Location South Wilts, VC8, England
Voucher 14 Jun 2017[G]
Record summary Female, swept off Greater Knapweed (in bud)
Associated organism on live plant of Centaurea scabiosa
Return to Record page Chaetorellia loricata on 14 Jun 2017 at SU02 in South Wilts
Return to Taxon page Chaetorellia loricata
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