Fannia mollissima (Haliday in Westwood, 1840)
a lesser house fly
Fannia mollissima(Haliday in Westwood, 1840) - a lesser house fly, Male - head and proboscis - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Image 0011: Male - head and proboscis - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed On a microscope slide
Specimen prep Freshly pinned specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (95 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x4 UPlanFLN obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P125732
Found as Male imago
Date 16 Apr 2016
OS grid ref SU67
Lat/Lon 51° 30' N, 1° 0' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Voucher 16 Apr 2016[F]
Record summary 10 males (+ similar no of putative females) swept off fading male sallow catkins
Associated organism on fading male catkin of Salix
Return to Record page Fannia mollissima on 16 Apr 2016 at SU67 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Fannia mollissima
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