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Hallo together,

the result of this experience is a 2 mm Phoridae. This time I'm sure, it was growing in a caterpillar of Pieris rapae;). Found it in my garden on Tropaeolum minus, Norderstedt, West Germany.

I'm very exiting, if there ist more to say than Phoridae sp. In this case I cept one of the flies. Sorry for the bad pictures, but 2 mm is not good for me and my camera. I noticed that some of this flies were black and had long wings, others were more light with short wings. Both were a little bit striped in cream and black, the one with the short wings more intensiv. Both had dark red eyes.

The whole story on http://insektenfotos.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=19916&sid=f55a89356efb45a7ea13bead139e02fd

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Pupa

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The one with long wings.

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With short wings

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The phorid could be something like Megaselia longicostalis, in which the females often have abbreviated wings. The "long-winged" picture shows a parasitic wasp.

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Good morning Tony,

ooops, I took the wrong picture of the male insekt. Here is the right one, but only a bad pic.

Thanks a lot for determinating.

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If the phorids are all one species, then I think the first picture shows a teneral individual, where the wings have not fully expanded, and the body is still pale in colour.
In your last picture, it looks like the abdomen may have some blunt bristles. this would suggest possibly Megaselia rufipes - a very common species that breeds in a wide range of substrates.

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Thanks a lot Tony,

yes, the phorids are all from the same host. You are right, the first individual should be darker, I had to work with flashlight.

I realy was not sure to get a name for so small individuals and bad pics. It's absolutly great.