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 Who is there on a butterfly caterpillar?
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| pierred |
Posted on 30-09-2019 20:01
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1413 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, [Click on the picture to get a better resolution. Click back to come back.]  Pierre Duhem : France : Bessans : 73480 : 09/08/2019 Altitude : 1680 m - Taille : 3-4 mm Réf. : 241017 This critter is on a Notodontidae caterpillar. Initially, I thought it was a parasit. With the time, I thinks it was only resting there. What do you think about it? Pierre Duhem |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 30-09-2019 20:16
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 Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
I think it is a female Forcipomyia sp (Ceratopogonidae). Maybe John Carr or Tony Irwin can confirm it. Best wishes, John John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 30-09-2019 22:54
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
Hello again, i made a post before about a similar specimen: https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=85028 so it is a female Forcipomyia sp. Best wishes, John John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 30-09-2019 23:11
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9841 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The usual species on caterpillars is Forcipomyia fuliginosa. http://images.pea...-Wirth.pdf |
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| pierred |
Posted on 01-10-2019 08:13
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1413 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Thanks a lot to both of you. Should I put the picture in the gallery? Edited by pierred on 01-10-2019 08:30 Pierre Duhem |
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but don't see the image in the post.
