Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Neossos broersei (de Meijere, 1946) ?

Posted by Ectemnius on 28-10-2020 11:53
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Hi Pierre-Yves,

Yes this is Neossos broersei, very nice find! The easiest way to find this species is by getting the debris off the bottom of a Barn owl (Tyto alba) nest box. Last spring I was able to breed at least a hundred specimens in a month.

Currently I'm finishing a paper with three necrophagous species new for the fauna of France. If you would be interested in that, send me a pm.

Kind regards,
Ectemnius