Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Piophilidae, NE HU, August on pitch
Posted by pwalter on 08-08-2009 22:09
#1
This little Piophilid was one of the many of flies that I found on a piece of pitch in the forest. The flies had it mistaken for dead meat. Calliphorids, Sarcophagids, Wasps etc were there. The sad result were hundreds of dead larvae on the pitch.
Edited by pwalter on 08-08-2009 22:10
Posted by pwalter on 08-08-2009 22:11
#2
The piophilid (Stearibia, I think):
Posted by pwalter on 08-08-2009 22:11
#3
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Posted by Steve Pelikan on 09-08-2009 05:03
#4
I'm curious --- is this pitch something from a tree or some sort of petrochemical spill --- I've never encountered such a blob in forests around eastern north america. Either way it would interesting to know what compounds attract the insects and if the fauna is unique.
Posted by pwalter on 09-08-2009 08:30
#5
It is some petrochemical materaial probably left there by woodcutters. I've also never such n aggregation of flies on pitch... Also, there were a lot of Staphylinidae there.
Edited by pwalter on 09-08-2009 08:30
Posted by pwalter on 23-09-2009 11:22
#6
Can anyone give a name to this one?
Posted by Jaakko on 27-09-2009 19:50
#7
Let's try... It is not
Stearibia as it has orbital bristles. The head seems completely black? If so, would suggest
Parapiophila sp. (Of European species
calceata and dudai have black heads).
I don't have much feeling to this family, so I would need to see the specimen under the scope to say more.
Posted by pwalter on 02-02-2010 00:01
#8
Hi, I forgot this thread, now I show one more pic: