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Winthemia sp.
Karsten Thomsen
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Posted on 27-06-2021 22:54
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Ca. 9 mms. Broadleaf old-growth forest. Langeland, Denmark, 27 June 2021.
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A Winthemia


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Wow... my first! Here is another shot that hopefully may provide additional details.
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I said "Winthemia" because I don't dare to call the species.
Clearly, your flash makes it very hard to establish the real dust pattern on thorax and abdomen. The former feature for variegata, a clear candidate, is by definition invisible on all pictures.


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Thank you, Theo. There is no flash used, only sunlight. However, I lightened the contrast a bit in Photoshop on the two latter photos...
 
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