Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophaga sp. ♀ with larvae - prey of Dolichovespula media

Posted by eklans on 26-08-2025 17:01
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Ansbach, 2025-07-24, garden near old deciduous forest in Frankenhoehe Nature Park in an Euonymus japonicus shrub.

When reviewing a video I made of a Dolichovespula media that captured a Sarcophaga sp. I realised some dipteran(?) larvae escaping from the fly. Does anyone have an idea which larvae parasitised this Sarcophaga?
Any comments are welcome!

EDIT: John Carr: probably larval Sarcophagidae. Most species are vivaparous.

Edited by eklans on 27-08-2025 10:38

Posted by John Carr on 26-08-2025 18:20
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Those are probably larval Sarcophagidae. Most species are vivaparous.

Posted by eklans on 27-08-2025 10:33
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Thanks a lot John, I could not not find this useful information for Sarcophagidae!