Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phorid on Coccinellidae larva (22.09.20) --> Phalacrotophora sp.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-09-2020 16:34
#1

Hello,

the small fly I noticed only when looking at the photo on my PC. Is this the infamous ladybird parasitoid Phalacrotophora fasciata? Here on a larva of Harmonia axyridis in the low vegetation next to a forest path (northwest Germany).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 25-09-2020 19:01

Posted by Tony Irwin on 24-09-2020 22:24
#2

Phalacrotophora OK, but I doubt you'll get species from this photo.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 25-09-2020 19:00
#3

Thanks, Tony! I had hoped a little bit, it would be unique with this colouration...