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Diptera parasit from caterpillar
stephan
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Posted on 10-09-2013 18:16
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Hi everyone,

I tried to have a look in the gallery expecting identifying this little fly, but...
Too hard for me !
They were dozens coming out from the body of a caterpillar.
It happens this morning, near Marseille (France).
Length is about 1mm.

Does anyone can help (Family or genera would be great! Name would be fantastic, but i suppose much more difficult, or impossible...) ?

Many thanks.

With all my best,
Stéphan
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Posted on 10-09-2013 18:19
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Sorry, i forgot to mention...

But if anyone is interesed, i can send the rest of the caterpillar with still some flies inside.

Just ask me !
 
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mossnisse
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Posted on 10-09-2013 18:39
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It's a hymenoptera
so Hymis forum is a better forum to ask
 
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Oops... Shame on me !
I was really conviced it was a diptera !

Thanks mossnisse Wink
 
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It's a Pteromalidae
 
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No, it's Encyrtidae.
 
ValerioW
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empeejay wrote:
No, it's Encyrtidae.




Yes! I completely missed antennae... I'm sorry but using phone makes some details less obvious.
 
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