Pelidnoptera fuscipennis (Meigen, 1830)
a snail-killing fly
Pelidnoptera fuscipennis(Meigen, 1830) - a snail-killing fly, Male - thorax and scutellum - dorsal view - magnified

Image 0016: Male - thorax and scutellum - dorsal view - magnified

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Image post-processing Stacked image (36 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Microscope Objective x5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P97940
Found as Male imago
Date 2 Sep 2011
OS grid ref SY58
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 2° 40' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 2 Sep 2011[B]
Record summary male, settled on human
Return to Record page Pelidnoptera fuscipennis on 2 Sep 2011 at SY58 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Pelidnoptera fuscipennis
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