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 Fly bothering ladybirds
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| elck |
Posted on 05-08-2006 18:17
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
This fly was so interested in 3 ladybirds (2 Coccinalle septempunctata and a Harmonia axyridis) that I had no difficulty catching it in a small container. As my interest lies with ladybirds I am very eager to learn the identity of this fly. The specimen is not dead, merely waiting for cryogenic technics to develope further    
Edited by elck on 05-08-2006 18:29 Regards, Elck (coccinellidae in dutch:http://stippen.nl) |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-08-2006 01:31
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
looks like a tachinid - but I am not sure which one but Medina sp. are known parasitoids of Coccinelidae. |
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| elck |
Posted on 06-08-2006 15:04
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
Thanks, Maybe Theo Zeegers kan tell us more? Regards, Elck (coccinellidae in dutch:http://stippen.nl) |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-08-2006 18:03
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19143 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is a Tachinid alright, and it seems to be Blondelia nigripes, a very common species. The interest of this fly in the ladybirds, must, however, have been accidental and cannot be assciociated with parasitism. Because the fly is clearly a male ! Theo Zeegers |
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| elck |
Posted on 06-08-2006 18:05
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
Oops! Thanks Theo! Regards, Elck (coccinellidae in dutch:http://stippen.nl) |
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