Themira putris (Linnaeus, 1758)
a lesser dung fly
Themira putris(Linnaeus, 1758) - a lesser dung fly, Male - fore femur - anterior view - microscope low magnification - pale background

Image 0013: Male - fore femur - anterior view - microscope low magnification - pale background

Shows Left fore leg
Note secondary sexual characters

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Mounted in Lactophenol
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background pale background
Image post-processing Stacked image (28 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Axioskop microscope with "2.5" projection eye-piece.
Microscope Objective x10 obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P107830
Found as Male imago
Date 6 Aug 2013
OS grid ref SY68
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 2° 30' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 6 Aug 2013[D]
Record summary Hundreds swarming on bleached, washed up filamentous green seaweed
Return to Record page Themira putris on 6 Aug 2013 at SY68 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Themira putris
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