Thread subject: Diptera.info :: fruit fly species?
Posted by SandroM on 11-02-2020 15:19
#1
What fruit fly species is this?
Posted by Jan Maca on 11-02-2020 15:43
#2
Stegana, subg. Steganina.
Posted by SandroM on 11-02-2020 15:51
#3
Thanks Jan.
Am I correct in assuming that the larvae are saprophagous and can feed on the rotting deadwood?
Posted by Jan Maca on 11-02-2020 17:03
#4
Yes, they are bound to the rotting deadwood. But it is not clear if they are saprophagous, or preying on small saprophagous insects, or mycophagous, or wat else they can feed.
Posted by SandroM on 13-02-2020 11:28
#5
Thanks for your time for helping me identify this specimen.