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 Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar tropical rainforest
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| pbertner |
Posted on 22-11-2011 09:36
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Member Location: Posts: 121 Joined: 01.07.10 |
Ceratopogonid midge parasitizing a cranefly: Crop:  Thanks for looking and commenting, Paul Portfolio - https://rainfores...ugmug.com/ http://www.flickr...37609@N08/ blog photo companion http://pbertner.w... |
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| Andrius |
Posted on 24-11-2011 09:18
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Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 315 Joined: 27.01.05 |
Very nice picture! I am afraid it would be difficult to tell what cranefly it is from this perspective.
Edited by Andrius on 24-11-2011 09:19 -- Andrius |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 24-11-2011 13:59
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10225 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The midge looks like a predator (Ceratopogoninae) rather than a parasite (Forcipomyiinae). You can see M-Cu intersecting the middle of the discal cell but I would have to look up which (sub)family that suggests. |
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