Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nemoraea pellucida, Tachinidae (Host: Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-03-2008 17:37
#1
Is it possible to find out what this species is?
host: Phragmatobia fuliginosa
location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
date: 24/03/2008
size: 10 mm
Edited by Rui Andrade on 27-03-2008 01:04
Posted by ChrisR on 24-03-2008 19:26
#2
Looks like
Nemoraea pellucida to me :)
Is the host record confirmed?
Edited by ChrisR on 24-03-2008 19:27
Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-03-2008 21:47
#3
To me, it also looked like Nemoraea pellucida, but when I compared the photos I have of this species it looked somewhat different. Moreover, this specimen looks smaller than other N. pellucida I usually see.
http://www.dipter...ad_id=8762
Is the host record confirmed?
I'm not a specialist, but I have seen a lot of P. fuliginosa and this matches it perfectly.
Edited by Rui Andrade on 24-03-2008 21:53
Posted by Zeegers on 25-03-2008 17:16
#4
10 mm. is too short for Nemoraea.
Are we sure about this ?
Any chance of getting a sight on the wing ?
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 25-03-2008 18:28
#5
10 mm. is too short for Nemoraea.
Are we sure about this ?
Yes:
each square side = 1 mm
Posted by Zeegers on 25-03-2008 21:11
#6
this is Nemoraea pellucida alright.
Its main hosts are in Noctuidae and Arctiidae, so that fits nicely as well.
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 25-03-2008 21:53
#7
Thank you Theo and Chris, that's an odd Nemoraea:o.
Edited by Rui Andrade on 25-03-2008 21:54