Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver background

Description:

Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Male and female in aphidophagous hoverfly rearing pot (contents all from garden). Detail to note: small black tubercle between 1st and 2nd leg bases. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Annotation: Arrow pointing at tubercle. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.