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 Tachinidae? (Hong Kong)
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| blackdogto |
Posted on 11-12-2011 02:44
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The larvae are found parasited on larvae of Zygaenidae moth - Histia flabellicornis (Nov 2011) see the video: YouTube Video Both parasitic wasps (see the last reply in this thread) and this parasitic fly came out. I am not sure about the relationship between them.. (i.e. wheather wasp parasited on flies or vice versa) This 5mm fly came out yesterday 10 Dec 2011. blackdogto attached the following image:  [116.24Kb] Edited by blackdogto on 11-12-2011 02:46 |
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| blackdogto |
Posted on 11-12-2011 02:46
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Side view
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| blackdogto |
Posted on 11-12-2011 02:47
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| blackdogto |
Posted on 11-12-2011 02:48
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Pupa
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| blackdogto |
Posted on 11-12-2011 02:49
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Parasitic wasp
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 11-12-2011 10:15
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The wriggling maggots remind me of a few spp. of braconid over here. The tachinid probably just parasitised the original host and was lucky enough to avoid the hymenopteran larvae for the duration of his stay 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-05-2012 10:13
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19317 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is a female Drino subg. Palexorista or Palexorista if you prefer to consider it as a full genus. Very difficult genus and the specimen is damaged, so difficult to say more. The host is remarkable for Palexorista. There is one species from Ceylon reared from Zygaenidae, however, it clearly does not fit this species. I can find on records of Palaearctic Drino from Zygaenidae. The species resembles the Palaearctic Drino zonata (= imberbis), this is by no means a positive ID Theo |
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| blackdogto |
Posted on 28-05-2012 12:03
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Thanks Theo!! |
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