Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ceratopogonidae(?) biting Trabala sp. caterpillar

Posted by orionmystery on 18-12-2015 11:56
#1

Pink, hairy caterpillar (Trabala sp.?) with a biting midge (Ceratopogonidae?). Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia.

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Posted by John Carr on 18-12-2015 16:13
#2

Forcipomyia or Atrichopogon.

By habit, parasite of caterpillar, it may be Forcipomyia fuliginosa.

Posted by orionmystery on 19-12-2015 06:21
#3

Thank you, John!

Edited by orionmystery on 19-12-2015 06:22