Thread subject: Diptera.info :: caterpillar with dipteran "bloodsuckers"??

Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-09-2007 22:33
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Ceratopogonidae, probably Forcipomyia. Many ceratopogoninds feed on insect haemolymph, either directly from the body or from wing-veins. Forcipomyia are well-known as caterpillar suckers.

Edited by Tony Irwin on 23-09-2007 22:34