Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Four-spotted Chaser

Libellula quadrimaculataLinnaeus, 1758 - Four-spotted Chaser, Exuvia - mask - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background

Image 0018: Exuvia - mask - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background

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Magnification  macro-photographmacro-photograph
Photographed On a microscope slide
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (24 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults The two small cylinders on the profile are antennae which adhered and broke off with the mask.
Equipment used Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x2.5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P136241
Found as Male teneral
Date 9 May 2018
OS grid ref SU00
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary Male, freshly emerged, next to exuvia, from garden pond
Return to Record page Libellula quadrimaculata on 9 May 2018 at SU00 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Libellula quadrimaculata
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