Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Nematocera on Owlfly (Ascalaphidae)
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| Stephen |
Posted on 17-12-2010 23:38
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Any ideas about the identity of this little midge that was standing on the dorsum of an Owlfly (Ascalaphidae). Didn't record the size, but truly tiny. Location: Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras. Cloud forest. The Owlfly had been attracted to lights and was a rest on the vertical cloth. Stephen attached the following image:  [43.16Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 17-12-2010 23:41
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I almost posted this in the "Non-Diptera ID" section, but I hated to separate the two images. This was another insect on the same Owlfly. This one seems to be hanging from the Owlfly's middle femur. Can anyone tell me what this insect is?
Stephen attached the following image:  [64.5Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-12-2010 23:48
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Top: Ceratopogonidae; bottom: thrips that probably just got stuck.
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