Thread subject: Diptera.info :: in Clematis buds and flowers

Posted by Thomas Brand on 20-12-2017 13:13
#1

Hi all,

A colleague contacted me due to problems with a pest in Clematis flowers.
I do not know much about it, but still wanted to try here, maybe someone knows about a Diptera in flower buds of Clematis. Sorry, only a few photos (not in best quality) of larvae and pupae are available.
Any idea what it could be?

Thanks a lot - kind regards
Thomas

Posted by Thomas Brand on 20-12-2017 13:13
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photo 2

Edited by Thomas Brand on 20-12-2017 13:14

Posted by Thomas Brand on 20-12-2017 13:16
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photo 3

Posted by Thomas Brand on 20-12-2017 13:16
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photo 4

Edited by Thomas Brand on 20-12-2017 13:17

Posted by Tony Irwin on 21-12-2017 00:25
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These look like Agromyzidae to me, but i don't know of any European species that feeds in the flowers of Clematis. Worth keeping to try and breed out a male!