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

Image 0002: Male - head and thorax - dorsal 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 (25 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Microscope Objective x3
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P104027
Found as Male 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[B]
Record summary Male, 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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