Botanophila dissecta (Meigen 1826)

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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. CBG Photography Group. Year: 2017. Barcode of Life Data Systems
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Larval case - oblique view - magnified
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.3. Latitude (deg): 51.8. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 50' N. Vice county name: West Glos. Vice county no.: 34. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Epichloe typhina. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass. Detail to note: radiating feeding tracks. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.
Larval case - dorsal view - magnified
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.3. Latitude (deg): 51.8. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 50' N. Vice county name: West Glos. Vice county no.: 34. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Epichloe typhina. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass. Detail to note: white egg shell splayed out on top of case. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.
Larval case - in situ - enlarged
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.3. Latitude (deg): 51.8. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 50' N. Vice county name: West Glos. Vice county no.: 34. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Epichloe typhina. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.
Larval case - lateral view - magnified
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.3. Latitude (deg): 51.8. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 50' N. Vice county name: West Glos. Vice county no.: 34. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Epichloe typhina. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.
Larval case - lateral view - magnified
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.3. Latitude (deg): 51.8. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 50' N. Vice county name: West Glos. Vice county no.: 34. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Epichloe typhina. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.
Egg shell - magnified
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.3. Latitude (deg): 51.8. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 50' N. Vice county name: West Glos. Vice county no.: 34. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Epichloe typhina. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Olympus OM wide angle 28mm Zuiko lens - mounted reversed on bellows.
Case - portion - magnified
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.3. Latitude (deg): 51.8. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 50' N. Vice county name: West Glos. Vice county no.: 34. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Epichloe typhina. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Olympus OM wide angle 28mm Zuiko lens - mounted reversed on bellows.