Thread subject: Diptera.info :: kleptoparasitic Chloropidae

Posted by Carnifex on 17-06-2020 12:15
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two (at least) species at a mirid prey (Closterotomus norvegicus) of Misumena vatia.
My guess would be Conioscenella frontella and Trachysiphonella ruficeps, but with high uncertainty.

Observed this spectacle (never seen something comparable before) in the vineyards of Vienna.

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Edited by Carnifex on 07-10-2021 20:29