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Dear Members,

Does anyone knows what the name is of this parasite fly?

I saw this fly in my garden a few days ago. (Delft)

An answer is very much appreciated.

Kind regards

Shar

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In relation to my previous message. Is it possible that the parasite fly laid his eggs on this spanner? (also found in my garden)

rgrds,
Shar

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Hi Shar

This is clearly a Mintho rufiventris. The pattern on the thorax is characteristic, as is the wing venation (long appendix to bend in vein M).

The host are to be found in the microlepidoptera, especially Pyralidae.
So your geometrid caterpillar is an unlikely host.


Theo Zeegers

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Dear Theo,

Thank you so much.

Kind regards,

Shar

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Hi Shar ... can you say where you are and where you saw this fly? :) Also, would you mind if I used this photo on my website http://tachinidae...? :D

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Dear Chris,

I am at home at the moment... ;-) Just, joking, I live in Delft (NL) and the arialcode is: 2611 WN. I am not familiar with other codes?
I saw the fly in my garden.

And yes you may use the picture(s) for your website. Maybe you are also interested in the picture of my bufo bufo covered with eggs/larfs (subject: two different flies mating). It is very likely a case of Lucilia bufonivora. I saw this toad in the forest of Emmen.

Kind regards,
Shar

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Where it can join the other photos :p(http://tachinidae.org.uk/site/index.php -see Pauls increasingly comprehensive weblinks) Congratulations Chris) A really great pic:p:p of a really great fly Shar. keep them coming . This is a very visual science. Its a nice day in Belfast Robert

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This will not be Lucilia bufonivora. That species causes myiasis in life toads (and certainly not with so many specimens). This was a dead toad, so maybe another species of Lucilia or another calliphorid that can be found on cadavers.

And your Mintho is placed in the gallery. :)

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Thanks for the nice words Paul ;)

Shar ... thanks for the location information and permission to show your great photo ... but I try to avoid dead frogs usually because parasite flies haven't evolved to kill them ... yet :D

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Dear all,

The toad was not dead. He was still moving arround.

I will see if I can find the other picture I once saw on this subject.

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Dear Paul,

You are probably right, I am no expert. I only know the toad was still alive and the pictures on www.batraciens-reptiles.com/lucilia_bufonivora.htm made me wonder if the toad I saw was also infected by lucila bufonivora.
Someone of the UVA looked at the picture and he considered it aswell. He learned at a congres that the fly lays his eggs on the sides of a toad and that the maggots crawl to the nostrils of the toad.
But he wasn't certain.

regards,
Shar

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The number of eggs was far too big for bufinovora, I think.

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Today I saw the Mintho rufiventris again. I quess he lives in our garden ;)

Although, it was dark and rainy outside I took some pictures.

gr,
Shar

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