Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rhagionidae - Chrysopilus nubecula (female)
Posted by Liliane D on 21-10-2023 13:22
#1
Hello,
South of France, September 28, 2023.
The body is 8 mm long.
Thank you for your help
Edited by Liliane D on 24-01-2024 18:21
Posted by Liliane D on 21-10-2023 13:23
#2
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Posted by eklans on 21-10-2023 13:58
#3
Hello Liliane, a female
Chrysopilus laetus.
Zeegers, Schulten (2022): Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli
Posted by Liliane D on 21-10-2023 16:08
#4
Thank you very much Eric,
I had not yet seen any representatives of the Rhagionidae family.
Would the larvae and imagos of this family be predators of other insects?
Posted by eklans on 21-10-2023 16:28
#5
I have not much information about the biology of the Ragionidae. The larvae and the imagines are told to live in dead wood and detritus, hunting small insects or feed on mouldering plant material.
Posted by Liliane D on 21-10-2023 16:37
#6
Thank you very much Eric,
I take note of this information.
Posted by Zeegers on 24-10-2023 12:02
#7
Second antennal segment is dark and thoracic dorsum is not as orange as lateral side: I'd say Ch. nubecula
Theo
Posted by Liliane D on 24-01-2024 18:24
#8
Thanks Theo,
I hadn't seen your identification with the recognition criteria.
I've just corrected the title.