Female - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Description:

Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.9. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 60' N. Vice county name: South Wilts. Vice county no.: 8. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Associated species: Centaurea scabiosa. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Confirmed by: Laurence Clemons. Comment: "Female, swept off Greater Knapweed". Detail to note: The dark mark on the thorax is unusually extensive. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.