Thread subject: Diptera.info :: parasitized (?) Panorpa male

Posted by Marc T on 24-08-2012 21:26
#1
Hi, I've found this Panorpa male at the so called Duvenstedter Brook, a nature protection area in the north of Hamburg, Germany.
Does anybody have an idea, what the "orange spots" could be?
Am I right with P. communis?

Thanks, Marc

Posted by Marc T on 24-08-2012 21:27
#2
detail on parasite (?)

Posted by Tony Irwin on 24-08-2012 23:04
#3
They are mites (Acarina)

Posted by Marc T on 25-08-2012 17:35
#4
Thanks Tony, I wasn't sure, some can find plenty of similar pics on the net, some say it's fungi, some say it's mites!

Best regards, Marc