Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cecidomyiidae inside the galls on Artemisia santonica

Posted by Ruslan on 03-08-2018 21:21
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Ukraine, South, Outskirts of the city of Kherson.
3.08.2017.

Galls on Artemisia santonica. They are created by aphids (Cryptosiphum sp). But apart from the aphids there are many predators. Including, presumably, larvae and pupae of flies. The pupa size is about 1 mm, or slightly larger.

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Edited by Ruslan on 04-08-2018 08:48

Posted by Ruslan on 03-08-2018 21:22
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Posted by Ruslan on 03-08-2018 21:23
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Galls on Artemisia santonica

Posted by Tony Irwin on 04-08-2018 00:03
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The bright orange larva and the nematoceran pupa suggest that these are Cecidomyiidae. Several species are predators of aphids.

Posted by Ruslan on 04-08-2018 19:57
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Many thanks!
Now we can see the imago.

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Posted by Ruslan on 06-08-2018 07:27
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Edited by Ruslan on 06-08-2018 07:28