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 Puparium of parasitoid fly
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| HDumas |
Posted on 17-02-2017 18:10
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Hello, This puparium was found still attached to the remains of a caterpillar inside its silky cocoon weaved between leaves of Dimorphotheca sp:  7 mm; ii.2017; La Ciotat (France 13) The "posterior spiracular process" (is it right?):  Unfortunatly the puparium was already open and empty so I didn't see the imago. Is Cyclorrhapha right? Is an identification of its family possible? Edited by HDumas on 17-02-2017 18:18 Greetings from Provence |
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| HDumas |
Posted on 05-03-2017 12:31
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Using Greene, C. T. (1922). illustrated synopsis of the puparia of 100 muscoid flies (Diptera), the closest I get to is Plagia americana Van der Wulp. I suspect the host to be Autographa gamma (Noctuidae). - Plagia americana Van der Wulp is a synonym of Voria ruralis (Fallen, 1810) which is the valid name now; right? - What do you think about this hypothesis? Edited by HDumas on 05-03-2017 12:53 Greetings from Provence |
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but don't see the image in the post.
