Thecophora atra (Fabricius 1775)

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Marcello Consolo iNaturalist
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Marcello Consolo iNaturalist
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Biodiversity Heritage Library Flickr BHL
Fauna Germanica, Diptera Nuremberg? :s.n.,between 1793 and 1805? biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12721256
Conopidae - Thecophora atra
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Hectonichus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: T. atra. Date: August 2009, Pian dei Grilli, Genova, Italy. Source: Own work. Author: Hectonichus.
Thecophora atra, Minera Quarry, North Wales, July 2012 (16646316330)
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Janet Graham Wikimedia Commons
Description: Thecophora atra, Minera Quarry, North Wales, July 2012. Date: 17 July 2012, 20:10. Source: Thecophora atra, Minera Quarry, North Wales, July 2012. Author: Janet Graham.
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. CBG Photography Group. Year: 2015. Barcode of Life Data Systems
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Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Female - fore parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Female - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". 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.
Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Wing - magnified - white background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -2.5. Latitude (deg): 50.6. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, perched on low cliff near holes of small solitary bees". Shows: Left wing - dorsal view. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: white background. Photo date: 2 Jun 2015. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, swept off flowers". 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 EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, swept off flowers". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, swept off flowers". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, swept off flowers". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, swept off flowers". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, swept off flowers". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Male - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - silver background
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
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: Male imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Male, swept off flowers". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: silver background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.
Head - lateral view
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -1.4. Latitude (deg): 51.1. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 10' N. Vice county name: North Hants. Vice county no.: 12. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Associated species: Reseda lutea. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, swept off Mignonette". Category: macro-photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens.
Female - abdomen - lateral view
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Malcolm Storey BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
Longitude (deg): -1.4. Latitude (deg): 51.1. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 10' N. Vice county name: North Hants. Vice county no.: 12. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Associated species: Reseda lutea. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, swept off Mignonette". Category: macro-photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens.