Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae Rhagoletis ? Which one?
Posted by brigitteu on 09-07-2009 15:03
#1
Hi
Tephritidae Rhagoletis ?
I could'n find this one in the gallery.
This red "thing" on its back is it a parasite?
Size: very small, about 4-5 mm
Date: 10. June 2009
Location: Switzerland, peripheral area of a nature reserve
Regards, Brigitte
Edited by brigitteu on 09-07-2009 15:04
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 09-07-2009 17:42
#2
Herina frondescentiae L. (Ulidiidae Otitinae)>
BTW, U're not alone: Fabricius (1792) also misidentified this fly as "Musca cerasi L." (common cherry fruit fly) - and this mistake was continued by many other dipterists until the middle of XIX century....
The 2 next specialists who started their career in dipterology from misidentification this species as a fruitfly and trying to run through the key were myself and then, in 10 years Bernhard Merz...
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 10-07-2009 21:00
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 10-07-2009 21:01
#3
The scarlet thing behind is a mite.
Posted by brigitteu on 09-10-2009 08:42
#4
Hope it is not to late to say: Thank you Valery! For ID and the interesting infos.
From time to time looking and learning by the older of my threads I found this one without an answer. Sorry!