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 Tachinidae for I.D. (Hong Kong)
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 06-12-2023 06:37
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Grateful for the identification of this parasitic fly that emerged from a caterpillar of Trabala pallida (Lasiocampidae). Seems to be a Blepharipa sp. Clive Lau attached the following image:  [206.57Kb] Edited by Clive Lau on 06-12-2023 07:37 |
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 06-12-2023 06:38
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Head & wing
Clive Lau attached the following image:  [191.27Kb] |
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 06-12-2023 06:39
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Pupal cases - the lighter colour one on the right is an empty pupal case left behind after the fly emerged.
Clive Lau attached the following image:  [210.21Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-12-2023 13:02
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18976 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Or, more likely, a Drino s.l. I need to work on this. Theo |
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 09-12-2023 13:44
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Thanks Theo. Should you manage to identify this tachinid in due course, please let me know the answer. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-12-2023 17:45
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18976 Joined: 21.07.04 |
There are many species described from China by Sun & Chao, all which I have never seen. Moreover, this specimen is a female ... so, for me it ends here, alas. Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-12-2023 17:46
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18976 Joined: 21.07.04 |
by the way, for what it is worth: it keys out to D. subanajama, which is Oriental. But known from southern China. So this is a clear candidate |
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 10-12-2023 01:00
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Many many thanks Theo. |
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