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08-Apr-2010

1. Metasphenisca negeviana (Freidberg, 1974)

Green Mubazzarah, Al Ain, UAE

ID by Bernhard Merz
Département d'Entomologie, Muséum d'histoire naturelle
Genève, Switzerland

This species "..described from Israel".. "later recorded Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen." Merz 2011 (in Van Harten (ed): Arthropod Fauna of the UAE Vol. 4)

"M. negeviana is a species that breeds in flowers of Blepharis (Acanthaceae) and is fairly common on its host, at least in Israel." B Merz

1st photo in UAE

Nikon D3
1/800s f/3.5 at 185.0mm iso360 hide exif
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Date/Time08-Apr-2010 10:54:36
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D3
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length185 mm
Exposure Time1/800 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent360
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programshutter priority (4)
Focus Distance

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