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"Strange" pupa (Tachinidae?)
Rui Andrade
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Posted on 05-11-2007 18:03
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I have with me some pupae of parasitoid flies (I think they are all tachinids).
One of them is very strange to me. Unlike the others, it has a curvature. Is it possible to tell if it belongs to a different group from the others? (the host of the "strange" pupa is a larva of Acronicta tridens).
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location: Barcelos, Portugal
date: 2007/10/31

"strange" pupa (host: Acronicta tridens)
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"normal" pupa (host: Carcharodus alceae)
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Edited by Rui Andrade on 05-11-2007 18:19
 
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Associated with Acronicta tridens are Compsilura concinnata, Nilea hortulana, Phebellia glauca and probably others ...
 
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Thank you crexSmile

The pupa of Compsilura concinnata doesn't seem to be identical to that of the 1st photo...
 
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compact cheerios? Frown Shock

Carcharodus alceae - hesperiidae, right? Wink
 
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jorgemotalmeida wrote:
compact cheerios? Frown Shock


Someone said, here in diptera.info, that you are always thinking about food, and that is trueGrinGrin

Carcharodus alceae - hesperiidae, right? Wink


Yes, a common hesperiid. Until now I never managed for a larva to turn into a pupa (the parasitoids are relentlessSad).
 
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we could organize an entomological gastronomy encounter! Why not? Smile

There are people that likes a lot to eat flies... A good example how can be do that --- eating flies:
http://youtube.co...jp8OIyvVgw
 
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LOLGrinGrinGrin

You find the strangest things on youtubeShock

A while ago my brother ate a calliphorid fly (Lucilia sp. I think). He was running, and while gasping for air, the fly just came inGrin.
Quoting my brother: "It was a repulsive experience but it didn't have any taste".
 
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