Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)
Brimstone Butterfly
Gonepteryx rhamni(Linnaeus, 1758) - Brimstone Butterfly, Egg - lateral view - microscope low magnification

Image 0002: Egg - lateral view - microscope low magnification

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed Arranged
Specimen prep Living egg
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Image post-processing Stacked image (71 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x4 UPlanFLN obj
Extension tubes 36mm ext.
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P136059
Found as Ovum
Date 27 Apr 2018
OS grid ref SZ09
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary eggs laid on Purging Buckthorn
Associated organism on live leaf of Rhamnus catharticus
Return to Record page Gonepteryx rhamni on 27 Apr 2018 at SZ09 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Gonepteryx rhamni
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