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 Pupal shell on Physalis
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 09-01-2019 21:49
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Hello, yesterday I found this abandoned pupal shell on an imported Physalis peruviana with a small borehole. The puparium had a length between 4 and 5 mm. Could it be from a small hoverfly? Are there some more probable families with similar puparia? Thanks, Marion Marion Friedrich attached the following image:  [136.52Kb] |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 09-01-2019 21:49
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
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| Gnats2meetu |
Posted on 10-01-2019 13:06
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 Member Location: York, U.K. Posts: 284 Joined: 06.07.09 |
Looks like a Syrphid! Interesting if that is an exit hole from the same larva. I wonder what hoverfly it could be?
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 11-01-2019 20:38
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Thank you for confirming the family. I have searched a little with Google, but unfortunately without success. I would also like to know whether the hole is from the fly, but there are certainly a number of possible candidates in other insect families. In any case, the exit hole is quite small compared to the size of the pupa. Marion |
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but don't see the image in the post.
