Orygma luctuosum Meigen, 1830
a lesser dung fly
Orygma luctuosumMeigen, 1830 - a lesser dung fly, Male - claspers - opened -

Image 0014: Male - claspers - opened - "anterior" view - magnified - white background

Shows inner (ventral) view of cerci (claspers)

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background white background
Image post-processing Stacked image (56 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Axioskop microscope with "2.5" projection eye-piece.
Microscope Objective x4 obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P106622
Found as Male imago
Date 21 Apr 2013
OS grid ref SY77
Lat/Lon 50° 30' N, 2° 30' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 21 Apr 2013[A]
Record summary Male, running away when rotting seaweed was disturbed
Return to Record page Orygma luctuosum on 21 Apr 2013 at SY77 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Orygma luctuosum
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