Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae for I.D. (Hong Kong)
Posted by Clive Lau on 06-12-2023 06:37
#1
Grateful for the identification of this parasitic fly that emerged from a caterpillar of
Trabala pallida (Lasiocampidae).
Seems to be a
Blepharipa sp.
Edited by Clive Lau on 06-12-2023 07:37
Posted by Clive Lau on 06-12-2023 06:38
#2
Head & wing
Posted by Clive Lau on 06-12-2023 06:39
#3
Pupal cases - the lighter colour one on the right is an empty pupal case left behind after the fly emerged.
Posted by Zeegers on 09-12-2023 13:02
#4
Or, more likely, a Drino s.l. I need to work on this.
Theo
Posted by Clive Lau on 09-12-2023 13:44
#5
Thanks Theo. Should you manage to identify this tachinid in due course, please let me know the answer.
Posted by Zeegers on 09-12-2023 17:45
#6
There are many species described from China by Sun & Chao, all which I have never seen.
Moreover, this specimen is a female ...
so, for me it ends here, alas.
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 09-12-2023 17:46
#7
by the way, for what it is worth: it keys out to D. subanajama, which is Oriental.
But known from southern China.
So this is a clear candidate
Posted by Clive Lau on 10-12-2023 01:00
#8
Many many thanks Theo.