Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae reared from T. processionea or L. dispar (not yet released)

Posted by R_Majoor on 21-04-2021 15:05
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Dear forum,

today I found these two parasitic wasps in a box in which I've reared caterpillars of Thaumetopoea processionea and Lymantria dispar last year. I also reared Phalera bucephala in this box, but I collected those as eggs and they are still intact pupae, so I do not think they served as host.
I sit possible to identify these flies from the photos, or if necessary with the collected specimen?
https://waarneming.nl/observation/211367645/

foto's:
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waarneming.nl/media/photo/034/622/34622990.jpg
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waarneming.nl/media/photo/034/623/34623017.jpg
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waarneming.nl/media/photo/034/623/34623020.jpg
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Thank you in advance,
Rayan Majoor