Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 2.5 mm parasitoid larva --> presumably Hymenoptera

Posted by Tina S on 22-01-2016 22:39
#1

Hello,

in September 2014 I breeded a few Ethmia quadrillella larvae. One of them was parasitized by this Diptera larva which left its host after it failed to pupate (due to action of the parasitoid, I suppose).
The larva was approximately 2.5 mm long. Unfortunately, it disappeared inside the tissue and I never saw it again (I wanted to breed it).

Has anybody an idea?

Data: Germany, Lower Saxony, Haste, uncultivated land near the Mittelland Canal. Ethmia quadrillella larvae collected 9th of September 2014; diptera larva seen 21st of September.

Regards,
Tina

Edited by Tina S on 14-12-2017 03:17

Posted by Tina S on 03-10-2016 14:46
#2

Hello,

does anybody have an idea about this larva?

Best regards
Tina

Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-10-2016 11:29
#3

I am more inclined to think this is the larva of Hymenoptera.