Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cruel nature
Posted by guenille on 06-08-2007 19:19
#1
Chlorophana has said me
"Lonchaeidae I think.
On the other hand, I did not know this diet to them.
There is a specialist in this family on DI, Iain MacGowan."
So Iain what do you think about ?
Everybody can say something :D
Edith
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-08-2007 19:47
#2
Lonchaeidae, undoubtely!
Posted by Kahis on 06-08-2007 20:17
#3
Yep, it's a lonchaeid.
They are known to feed on honeydew. I guess the guts of a
Syrphus is one place where you can find such sugare liquids :o
Posted by guenille on 06-08-2007 21:06
#4
Good idea Nikita ;)
Thanks
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 06-08-2007 21:36
#5
Good idea is Kahis's.
But we met today the same fly:o
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=7672
Nikita
Posted by guenille on 06-08-2007 21:59
#6
Scuse me for this intolerable mistaken.
Promised <<<i will pay attention the next time. ;)
And if I undestand well, there are also greedy ones in Russia ?
Here, I see this little diptera regularly
Greetings
Edith
Posted by Iain MacGowan on 10-08-2007 11:09
#7
What an interesting photograph ! sahows up the value of this site. Not that much is known about what adult Lonchaeidae feed on, obviously some species do feed on flowers & honeydew but given the number of individuals which must be about in woodlands they are not seen feeding very often. There is an interesting record in the literature of one species -
Lonchaea affinis - being caught in reasonable numbers at meat traps set out for Calliphorids in Norway - so it could be that some species at least like a little meat with their veg. ..... Iain