Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Amazing event of fly (Nemorilla maculosa) parasiting a caterpillar (Euchalcia variabilis)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-10-2013 10:09
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Photos by faluke in Sierra Nevada - Almeria in the last week. ENJOY!
Amazing event of fly (
Nemorilla maculosa) parasiting a caterpillar (
Euchalcia variabilis) on
Aconitum plant.
Tachinidae ID by H. P. Tschorsnig.
Link for the original file:
https://docs.goog...sp=sharing
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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-10-2013 10:16
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the most interesting photo showing the long ovopositor.
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Posted by John Carr on 06-10-2013 13:28
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I had no idea Brachycera had such long ovipositors. It reminds me of an Ichneumon wasp, some of which adopt a similar posture approaching a caterpillar.
Posted by ChrisR on 06-10-2013 13:42
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Very nice series of photos ... of a typical oviposition pose for tachinids :) I wasn't sure about the ID so it is good to hear HPT's determination!
Posted by nicole lartigau on 06-10-2013 16:56
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Bravo!! very interesting photos!
Posted by Zeegers on 08-10-2013 18:53
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Very nice indeed ! And very characteristic of Winthemiini (and some other Tachinidae) !
Theo
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-10-2013 10:40
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Yes, and did you notice that these photos also show that two eggs (of presumably Nemorilla maculosa) are already glued on the head capsule of the caterpillar?
Posted by jaz1 on 09-10-2013 16:59
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Fantastic moment ..... |t
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