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 Tachinid with Craesus alniastri > Bessa selecta
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 13-03-2017 08:48
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
...and the last one. Many thanks in advance! It was trying to oviposit into Craesus alniastri (Croesus varus) on Alnus glutinosa. 2016-09-06, northern Germany, Mohrkirch, garden Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [294.95Kb] Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 13-03-2017 14:27 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-03-2017 14:11
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9934 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Bessa selecta? Sawflies are uncommon hosts of Tachinidae, and seeing the host is useful in narrowing down possible parasite genera. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 13-03-2017 14:24
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18616 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Excellent call, John ! Theo |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 13-03-2017 14:27
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Great, thanks a lot! I hoped the host would be helpful. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
