Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hermetia illucens(?) from Malaysia

Posted by orionmystery on 22-09-2009 15:36
#1

Shot this today in a jungle in Malaysia....i checked the gallery and based on its banded eyes, guessing it's a Hermetia illucens(?)

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Thanks in advance!

Posted by orionmystery on 23-09-2009 01:44
#2

Or is it a sawfly?

Posted by ChrisR on 23-09-2009 08:23
#3

It certainly looks a bit like Hermetia but it might be a different species (it needs an expert) - it's definitely not Hymenoptera :)

Edited by ChrisR on 23-09-2009 08:26