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Mycetophilid (squashed) from mushroom
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Martin Cooper |
Posted on 15-01-2015 23:06
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Member Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 628 Joined: 01.05.12 |
Further to my recent thread about a Heleomyzid fly, here the larva again, followed by a couple of photos of the (squashed) adult that I found in the container a few weeks later. Best wishes, Martin Martin Cooper attached the following image: [147.47Kb] Edited by Martin Cooper on 15-01-2015 23:07 |
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Martin Cooper |
Posted on 15-01-2015 23:08
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Member Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 628 Joined: 01.05.12 |
adult - first photo
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Martin Cooper |
Posted on 15-01-2015 23:08
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Member Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 628 Joined: 01.05.12 |
second shot
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Paul Beuk |
Posted on 16-01-2015 09:48
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19250 Joined: 11.05.04 |
May have been a species of the Mycetophila fungorum group. May have been...
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Martin Cooper |
Posted on 16-01-2015 09:53
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Member Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 628 Joined: 01.05.12 |
Thanks Paul. What a shame I didn't find it before it was squashed! |
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Paul Beuk |
Posted on 16-01-2015 10:04
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19250 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Actually, it is not really squashed. It failed to emerge from the puparium completely and dried out.
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Martin Cooper |
Posted on 16-01-2015 10:29
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Member Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 628 Joined: 01.05.12 |
aaaah! OK... thanks. Inspired by the feedback from your excellent website, I just went into the park and collected some rotted Honey Fungus together with several more maggots! |
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