Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Greenbottle

Lucilia caesar(Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Greenbottle, Ovipositor - T7-T8 microtrichia - magnified

Image 0038: Ovipositor - T7-T8 microtrichia - magnified

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Magnification  photomicrographphotomicrograph
Specimen prep Macerated in 5% KOH
Mounted in Lactophenol
Image post-processing Stacked image (28 frames) combined in Helicon Focus
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Meiji microscope with x2.5 projection eye-piece.
Microscope Objective x40 obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P96296
Found as Female imago
Date 3 Jun 2011
OS grid ref SY78
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 2° 20' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 3 Jun 2011[D]
Record summary female, visiting Hogweed
Associated organism Heracleum sphondylium
Return to Record page Lucilia caesar on 3 Jun 2011 at SY78 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Lucilia caesar
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