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Grateful for the identification of this parasitic fly that emerged from a caterpillar of Trabala pallida (Lasiocampidae).
Seems to be a Blepharipa sp.

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Head & wing

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Pupal cases - the lighter colour one on the right is an empty pupal case left behind after the fly emerged.

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Or, more likely, a Drino s.l. I need to work on this.

Theo

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Thanks Theo. Should you manage to identify this tachinid in due course, please let me know the answer.

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There are many species described from China by Sun & Chao, all which I have never seen.
Moreover, this specimen is a female ...


so, for me it ends here, alas.


Theo

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by the way, for what it is worth: it keys out to D. subanajama, which is Oriental.
But known from southern China.
So this is a clear candidate

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Many many thanks Theo.