 Tachinidae ex pupa
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 03-05-2006 06:37
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Emerged on May 01, 2006. Size around 5mm. I can't tell the host's name, my hibernation containers are rather messy, and, besides, there are some separate puparia, too. |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 03-05-2006 06:38
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There's an additional image. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-05-2006 09:59
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Certainly a tachinid fly and they're very nice photos but if only if could see the apical scutellars better...  Nevermind - I'll take an educated guess (based on the UK key) at Bactromyia aurulenta. Did you have any pupae of lycaenid butterflies? My next best alternative would be Lydella sp.  |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 03-05-2006 10:43
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Thanks a lot Chris, No better views of the area you need, sorry... And definitely no Lycaenidae pupae, with quite a few Rhopalocera pupae at all. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-05-2006 13:29
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Hmmm, looks like it needs Theo then |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-05-2006 17:16
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No, you don't Bactromyia aurulenta is bull's eye. It is a polyphagous species, however, frequently reared from Yponomeuta. Any chance there was Yponomeuta in the cage ? Theo |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 03-05-2006 20:40
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No Yponomeuta, a few Microlepidoptera pupae collected in early spring. By the way, I think that Yponomeuta hibernate as first instar larvae. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-05-2006 20:36
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As said, Bactromyia is polyphagous and can easily have been reared from another Micro. So no contradiction here. Thanks for the feedback Theo |
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but don't see the image in the post.