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 Pupa from bird nest
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| Holenester |
Posted on 12-12-2018 22:12
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Member Location: Posts: 63 Joined: 07.12.18 |
Hi, I found this pupa in the nest of Robin. Among many pupas of Calliphora azurea, I found one like this. It seems the larvae went to go to pupa to someones (another fly?) body. Holenester attached the following image:  [92.76Kb] |
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| Holenester |
Posted on 12-12-2018 22:14
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Member Location: Posts: 63 Joined: 07.12.18 |
Another view:
Holenester attached the following image:  [67.81Kb] |
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| Holenester |
Posted on 12-12-2018 22:15
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And last one, the body remnant with pupa inside.
Holenester attached the following image:  [59.38Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-12-2018 22:20
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7234 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The double row of slightly different sized spines on each segment suggests to me that the fly pupariated in a portion of Lepidoptera pupal abdomen (possibly Tortricidae), presumably a discarded prey item.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Holenester |
Posted on 13-12-2018 22:44
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Member Location: Posts: 63 Joined: 07.12.18 |
Thanks Tony but I am more interested to identify the fly (family would be enough). Any suggestions? |
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