Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Xanthandrus comtus (larva, pupa, male)

Posted by Liliane D on 20-04-2023 16:32
#1
Hello,
In the south of France on 14 December 2022, a Syrphidae larva fed on a Lepidoptera caterpillar.
I kept the whole thing in a rearing cage that I found today, with the dried caterpillar, the pupa of the Diptera and the dead male imago.
Length of the larva: 15 mm
Length of the imago: 12 mm
Thank you for your advice
Edited by Liliane D on 03-05-2023 15:29

Posted by Liliane D on 20-04-2023 16:32
#2
The imago

Posted by Liliane D on 20-04-2023 16:33
#3
Imago

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 20-04-2023 19:56
#4
Correct, a male.