Description A parasitic fly of the familly Nycteribiidae collected on a Plecotus auritus bat in Switzerland (Le chenit, Baume de la petite Chaux, Coll. P. Nyssen). Female of the genus Nycteribia or Basilia (probably Basilia nana (thanks to Fardo Witsenburg and Daan Dekeukeleire for the additionnal ID information)
Scale : bodylength < 2mm
Technical settings : - focus stack of 25 images - Leitz Photar objective @ f/4 with 70 mm extension tubes/adapter
Date 25 September 2010, 01:34
Source Nycteribiidae (parasite fly living on bats)
Author Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium http://www.flickr.com/people/9082612@N05 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nycteribiidae_(parasite_fly_living_on_bats)_(5021769088).jpg