Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Who is there on a butterfly caterpillar?
Posted by pierred on 30-09-2019 20:01
#1
Hello,
[Click on the picture to get a better resolution. Click back to come back.]
Pierre Duhem : France : Bessans : 73480 : 09/08/2019
Altitude : 1680 m - Taille : 3-4 mm
Réf. : 241017
This critter is on a Notodontidae caterpillar. Initially, I thought it was a parasit. With the time, I thinks it was only resting there.
What do you think about it?
Posted by johnes81 on 30-09-2019 20:16
#2
I think it is a female Forcipomyia sp (Ceratopogonidae).
Maybe John Carr or Tony Irwin can confirm it.
Best wishes,
John
Posted by johnes81 on 30-09-2019 22:54
#3
Hello again,
i made a post before about a similar specimen:
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=85028
so it is a female Forcipomyia sp.
Best wishes,
John
Posted by pierred on 01-10-2019 08:13
#5
Thanks a lot to both of you.
Should I put the picture in the gallery?
Edited by pierred on 01-10-2019 08:30