Empis tessellata Fabricius, 1794
a dance fly
Empis tessellataFabricius, 1794 - a dance fly, Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background

Image 0005: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Lighting/focus styrofoam cup diffuser
Background white background
Image post-processing Stacked image (29 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Microscope Objective x4
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P104022
Found as Female imago
Date 13 May 2012
OS grid ref SU67
Lat/Lon 51° 30' N, 1° 0' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Voucher 13 May 2012[C]
Record summary Female, visiting Wood Spurge flowers
Associated organism visiting live flowers of Euphorbia amygdaloides
Return to Record page Empis tessellata on 13 May 2012 at SU67 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Empis tessellata
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