Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mycetophilid pupae from bird nest-box?

Posted by Even Dankowicz on 13-01-2019 19:29
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Mycetophilidae do not form a puparium, pupating outside of the last larval exuvia. As a result, legs, wings, and head sheaths are distinct. The pupae you have photographed here belong to a family of Calyptratae or Acalyptratae.