Cryptus tuberculatus Gravenhorst, 1829
a cryptine ichneumon

Cryptus tuberculatusGravenhorst, 1829 - a cryptine ichneumon, Female - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver background

Image 0020: Female - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver background

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Magnification  macro-photographmacro-photograph
Photographed On a microscope slide
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (53 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS800D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x2
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P152672
Found as Female imago
Date 22 May 2023
OS grid ref SY66
Lat/Lon 50° 30' N, 2° 30' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 22 May 2023[D]
Record summary Female, swept off flowering Alexanders
Associated organism on live inflorescence of Smyrnium olusatrum
Return to Record page Cryptus tuberculatus on 22 May 2023 at SY66 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Cryptus tuberculatus
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