Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Not Diptera, as it turns out - a Braconid mummym

Posted by sarahloving on 22-11-2021 20:28
#1
A small, bristly pupa/puparium, one found attached to a leaf and other found loose on a leaf in a suburban garden in Oxford, UK, in late September. Approx. 7mm. Since then one has hatched a small parasitic wasp (probably a Braconid) but the other one hasn't hatched. I really have no idea what this is!
Edited by sarahloving on 22-11-2021 22:20

Posted by Tony Irwin on 22-11-2021 21:37
#2
It's a mummified caterpillar skin, created by a braconid wasp, possibly an Aleiodes species

Posted by sarahloving on 22-11-2021 22:20
#3
That is enormously helpful, Tony - thank you so much. I wouldn't have guessed. As it's not Diptera, should I remove the post, or just change the title? I'm not sure what the etiquette is.