Here is a small Zerene Mac stack (12 layers - each 0.25mm; PMax) of a Quichiana sp. flower fly from Brazil. Canon 40D & MP-E 65 at 3.7x (5.6); illum. by B & L fiber optic w/ MT-24EX flash. Very limited retouching, slightly cropped vertically. Scale = 1mm.
Eric
Brazilian flower fly
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Brazilian flower fly
Hi David,
Here is a single, unedited shot:
The eye setae are unevenly distributed: the top 1/3 of the eye has dense, black setae, while the remainder has sparse, white setae. Many species of Syrphidae have uniquely different patterns of eye setae (or lack them entirely); this feature is often useful for distinguishing species.
After I posted the original (stacked) image, I thought it looked 'scruffy;' I figured I should have shot more layers -- for finer detail! My main goal was just to show that the little B&L fiber optic light guides would work OK with the Canon MP-E macro lens...
Harold,
Yes, this guy does look like he might be crawling out of his pupa. I think it is the way I pinned the specimen years ago! (Removing the pin was the extent of my retouching.)
Eric
Here is a single, unedited shot:
The eye setae are unevenly distributed: the top 1/3 of the eye has dense, black setae, while the remainder has sparse, white setae. Many species of Syrphidae have uniquely different patterns of eye setae (or lack them entirely); this feature is often useful for distinguishing species.
After I posted the original (stacked) image, I thought it looked 'scruffy;' I figured I should have shot more layers -- for finer detail! My main goal was just to show that the little B&L fiber optic light guides would work OK with the Canon MP-E macro lens...
Harold,
Yes, this guy does look like he might be crawling out of his pupa. I think it is the way I pinned the specimen years ago! (Removing the pin was the extent of my retouching.)
Eric