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 Syrphid Puparium, Houston TX USA
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| John Schneider |
Posted on 03-08-2016 19:33
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Member Location: USA Posts: 79 Joined: 03.11.09 |
About 5.5 mm long. Collected July 30, 2016 on plant infested with oleander aphids. Adult reared from similar puparium (collected at same time and place) was ID'd as O. fuscipennis by Bill Dean on Bugguide (http://bugguide.n...ew/1267407), but unfortunately I didn't photograph the immature stages of that individual. Ocyptamus fuscipennis? Ocyptamus sp.? John Schneider attached the following image:  [104.01Kb] Edited by John Schneider on 11-08-2016 21:48 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 11-08-2016 09:00
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1140 Joined: 29.05.09 |
I'm not familiar with nearctic fauna but this pupa is very similar as our European Episyrphus balteatus. Do you have this in Texas? |
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| John Schneider |
Posted on 11-08-2016 21:46
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Member Location: USA Posts: 79 Joined: 03.11.09 |
Thanks for the comment, Atylotus. A quick online search turned up no evidence that Episyrphus balteatus occurs in North America. Its puparium does look very similar to this, though.
Edited by John Schneider on 11-08-2016 21:55 |
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| John Schneider |
Posted on 26-08-2016 07:10
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Member Location: USA Posts: 79 Joined: 03.11.09 |
I was finally able to photograph the larva, puparium and adult of a single individual, which turned out to be Ocyptamus fuscipennis. Here are the images: http://bugguide.n...ew/1278591 |
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