Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae(?) from Suriname

Posted by Auke on 02-10-2023 18:17
#1

Another tachinid? Spotted in Suriname.

Posted by John Carr on 02-10-2023 20:21
#2

Tachinidae. Possibly Blondeliini. The large eyes and narrow frons got me thinking of Calodexia, but that genus parasitizes cockroaches fleeing army ants and should not be attracted to light. More likely you have a beetle parasite.

Posted by Auke on 02-10-2023 21:12
#3

John Carr wrote:
Tachinidae. Possibly Blondeliini. The large eyes and narrow frons got me thinking of Calodexia, but that genus parasitizes cockroaches fleeing army ants and should not be attracted to light. More likely you have a beetle parasite.


I once had a Morpho butterfly attrackted to light...

Anyway, I'll just file it as cf. Blondeliini for now. Thanks!