Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae pupa?

Posted by Sundew on 18-07-2016 14:04
#1
Hi,
Yesterday I saw this puparium on a sunny brick wall. It should contain a Syrphid, but can a subfamily or a tribe be recognized?
Thanks, Sundew

Posted by John Carr on 18-07-2016 14:12
#2
Only subfamily Syrphinae is normally found in the open as larvae or pupae.

Posted by ValerioW on 18-07-2016 14:23
#3
Yes it's hoverfly's pupa. Size? For example: Paragus has spiked larvae, but also Dasysyrphus (the latter appears more likely to me, considering larva's colours).
Edited by ValerioW on 18-07-2016 14:28

Posted by Sundew on 25-07-2016 20:19
#4
Length is about 4 mm. Though several Paragus species are said to occur in the region, I saw Dasysyrphus much more often.

Posted by ValerioW on 25-07-2016 22:01
#5
Sundew wrote:
Length is about 4 mm. Though several Paragus species are said to occur in the region, I saw Dasysyrphus much more often.


I am with you!