Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Stratiomyidae pupa from ant's nest, Hungary

Posted by Tony Irwin on 12-04-2009 21:10
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I don't think this is Clitellaria - the shape of the last segment is not right. I think it us more likely to be Chloromyia or a similar species. Remember that Stratiomyiidae are like many other flies - the pupa is actually formed within the last larval skin - the puparium, so features of the last instar larva are usually visible on the puparium.