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Amazing event of fly (Nemorilla maculosa) parasiting a caterpillar (Euchalcia variabilis)
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 06-10-2013 11:09
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Photos by faluke in Sierra Nevada - Almeria in the last week. ENJOY! Amazing event of fly (Nemorilla maculosa) parasiting a caterpillar (Euchalcia variabilis) on Aconitum plant. Tachinidae ID by H. P. Tschorsnig. Link for the original file: https://docs.goog...sp=sharing jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: ![]() [195.38Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 06-10-2013 11:44 |
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:16
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the most interesting photo showing the long ovopositor.
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:31
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:32
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:32
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:34
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:35
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:36
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Posted on 06-10-2013 11:37
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John Carr |
Posted on 06-10-2013 14:28
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I had no idea Brachycera had such long ovipositors. It reminds me of an Ichneumon wasp, some of which adopt a similar posture approaching a caterpillar. |
ChrisR |
Posted on 06-10-2013 14:42
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Very nice series of photos ... of a typical oviposition pose for tachinids ![]() Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
nicole lartigau |
Posted on 06-10-2013 17:56
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Bravo!! very interesting photos! |
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Zeegers |
Posted on 08-10-2013 19:53
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Very nice indeed ! And very characteristic of Winthemiini (and some other Tachinidae) ! Theo |
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 09-10-2013 11:40
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Yes, and did you notice that these photos also show that two eggs (of presumably Nemorilla maculosa) are already glued on the head capsule of the caterpillar? |
jaz1 |
Posted on 09-10-2013 17:59
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Fantastic moment ..... ![]() Edited by jaz1 on 09-10-2013 18:00 |
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