Hercostomus nigripennis (Fallén, 1823)
a long-legged fly
Hercostomus nigripennis(Fallén, 1823) - a long-legged fly, Male - genital capsule - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background

Image 0008: Male - genital capsule - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Specimen prep Set specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background white background
Image post-processing Stacked image (20 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 P107390
Found as Male imago
Date 30 Jun 2013
OS grid ref SU10
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 1° 40' W
Location South Hants, VC11, England
Voucher 30 Jun 2013[E]
Record summary 2 males, visiting Tormentil
Associated organism visiting live flower of Potentilla erecta
Return to Record page Hercostomus nigripennis on 30 Jun 2013 at SU10 in South Hants
Return to Taxon page Hercostomus nigripennis
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