Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae fly Nr. 2- leaving Vanessa cardui pupa

Posted by Margarita Auer on 17-01-2011 23:15
#1

Dear members,

And this fly left another Vanessa cardui pupa one day later.
9.8.2009 garden in Lower Austria, near Vienna.


Thank You for ID

Margarita Auer

Posted by Margarita Auer on 17-01-2011 23:16
#2

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Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 17-01-2011 23:39
#3

Sturmia bella comes to my mind, but let's play the pro...

Posted by ChrisR on 18-01-2011 00:17
#4

Yeah, I'd go for Sturmia too :)

Posted by Margarita Auer on 18-01-2011 12:37
#5

Thanks for the confirmation

Best regards

Margarita

Posted by Zeegers on 18-01-2011 18:24
#6

Yes, that is Sturmia bella.

The classic pupa-parasitoid !!

(syn. pupivaga !)


Theo

Posted by Margarita Auer on 20-01-2011 00:00
#7

[Thanks for Your confirmation too!