Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small White Butterfly
Pieris rapae(Linnaeus, 1758) - Small White Butterfly, Egg - lateral view - microscope low magnification - dark background

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed Studio photograph
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background dark background
Image post-processing Stacked image (57 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults Leaf folded over and held down with Magic tape.
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x4 UPlanFLN obj
Extension tubes 20mm ext.
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P127373
Found as Ovum
Date 24 Aug 2016
OS grid ref SU00
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary Single egg, on underside of Nasturtium leaf, just beside a vein
Associated organism on underside live leaf of Tropaeolum majus
Return to Record page Pieris rapae on 24 Aug 2016 at SU00 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Pieris rapae
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