Soldier Fly

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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, at light in the evening". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: microscope low magnification. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.

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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, at light in the evening". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: microscope low magnification. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.

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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, at light in the evening". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: microscope low magnification. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: Facing to top. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: microscope low magnification. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.

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: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, at window, 3pm.". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: microscope low magnification. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: in Heath trap. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 6.985. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: around compost heap. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 18.37266666667. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: around compost heap. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 12.192. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: around compost heap. Shows: Male below. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 8.339666666667. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.

Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes and gnats, Zweiflgler)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (Fliegen)Infraorder: Stratiomyomorpha (OR Tabanomorpha) ?Superfamily: StratiomyoideaFamily: Stratiomyidae LATREILLE, 1802 (soldier flies, Waffenfliegen)[det. Viktor Finschuk, 2016, based on photos]Subfamily: Sarginae WALKER, 1834Genus: Microchrysa LOEW, 1855 ? (for ID check wing venation) Microchrysa polita LINNAEUS, 1758 (black-horned gem, Grnglnzende Waffenfliege), [confirmed by Rui Andrade, 20127, based on this photo]more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchrysa_polita(German): www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Microchrysa_polita.htmCentral Germany, N-Hesse: Kasse (Dnche NP), 180m asl., 19.08.2016IMG_7173

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Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs. SO729470