Male - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Description:

Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.9. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Cirsium vulgare. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Photo summary: Male. Comment: 1 male and 2 females on phyllaries of different heads of Spear Thistle. 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.