Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Egg on a bug

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 29-01-2021 19:12
#1

An egg on a bug -Elasmucha grisea. Egg from a Tachinid? Telemark, Norway 17.09.2018.

Posted by eklans on 30-01-2021 08:47
#2

Hi Morten, I'm sure it is an egg from one of Tachinidae.Phasiinae. But I'm not sure if it is possible to identify the egg from a photo.
A popular candidate for Elasmucha grisea is Subclytia rotundiventris (and I've found both very close in a forest nearby).

Greetings, Eric

Edited by eklans on 30-01-2021 08:47

Posted by Morten A Mjelde on 30-01-2021 11:27
#3

Thank you very much! :)

Morten