Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phytomyza larva with parasitoid? -> Chalcidoidea

Posted by Carnifex on 17-07-2021 08:03
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I opened a blotch in Aquilegia to not only find a pupa of Phytomyza aquilegiae, but also a tiny maggot-like creature upon it.
Any idea what it might be?

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I put the leaf in a glass and looked at it 3 days later:
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Edited by Carnifex on 17-07-2021 22:50