Blepharomyia pagana (Meigen, 1824)
a parasitoid fly
Blepharomyia pagana(Meigen, 1824) - a parasitoid fly, Caterpillar with two eggs on thorax - dorsal view - enlarged - natural background

Image 0001: Caterpillar with two eggs on thorax - dorsal view - enlarged - natural background

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Background natural background
Equipment used Canon EOS700D dSLR with Tamron SP AF Di 90mm Macro 1:1 lens
Extension tubes 68mm ext
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P146087
Found as Ovum
Date 28 May 2021
OS grid ref ST71
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 2° 20' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 28 May 2021[K]
Record summary eggs on Mottled Umber caterpillar
Associated organism on thorax live larva of Erannis defolaria
Return to Record page Blepharomyia pagana on 28 May 2021 at ST71 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Blepharomyia pagana
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