Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pupae in reed gall -> Cryptonevra flavitarsis
Posted by Carnifex on 17-03-2022 11:14
#1
In Vienna, in a
Phragmites australis gall, induced by the chloropid
Lipara lucens.
Are these the pupae of that species or s.th. else?
Edited by Carnifex on 04-04-2022 20:47
Posted by Jan Maca on 17-03-2022 17:48
#2
I am a bit more cautious and say Lipara sp. (but if thay come from the photographed gall, they should be lucens). Besides, some other chloropids can be reared from Phragmites (long ago I reared some), but these are much smaller.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 18-03-2022 09:36
#3
I think these are from an inquiline. Perhaps a
Cryptonevra or
Calamoncosis sp.
Posted by Carnifex on 19-03-2022 08:50
#4
Ok, thanks so far. Let's hope they will hatch.
As for the gall itself, I am pretty sure it is
Lipara lucens, as the other reed-inhabiting
Lipara species seem to induce rather different galls
Posted by Carnifex on 04-04-2022 20:47
#5
After hatching of the adults, they could be IDed as
Cryptonevra flavitarsis