Pseudoplatylabus violentus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
an ichneumon wasp
Pseudoplatylabus violentus(Gravenhorst, 1829) - an ichneumon wasp, Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background

Image 0024: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Photographed On a microscope slide
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (39 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults Left flagellum went out of frame so cloned from right in PhotoShop.
Equipment used Canon EOS800D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x1.5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P152128
Found as Female imago
Date 25 Feb 2023
OS grid ref ST71
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 2° 20' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 25 Feb 2023[A]
Record summary Female, in Purple Moor-grass tussock with abundant dead flower stalks
Associated organism inside live tussock of Molinia caerulea
Return to Record page Pseudoplatylabus violentus on 25 Feb 2023 at ST71 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Pseudoplatylabus violentus
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