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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Very curious ... --> aphid exuviae

Posted by bertrandpami on 15-06-2021 14:15

Hi,
Somedy knows ?
Very tiny, among 1 mm.
Many thanks for help.
Michel

Edited by bertrandpami on 18-06-2021 07:53

Posted by eklans on 15-06-2021 14:22

Hi Michel, Reduvius personatus, nymph (Reduviidae)? (They cover themselves with dust, but tarsi and antenna should remain naked - hard to see).
EDIT: It's more curious: I've read 1 cm, not mm! Did the little one move or was it dead - perhaps covered by a fungus like Entomophthoraceae?

Edited by eklans on 15-06-2021 17:53

Posted by bertrandpami on 16-06-2021 07:53

Hi, Eric,
Seems dead, but not sure ...

Yes, they are, they are probably aphid exuviae.
Link on " le Monde des insectes " : https://www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=230665&p=1796989#p1796989
Best whishes.
Michel

Edited by bertrandpami on 16-06-2021 09:47

Posted by eklans on 16-06-2021 10:13

Hi Michel, that's it - the exuviae of the 5th image fit!