Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Chamaemyiidae - Leucopis sp.
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 25-08-2022 19:01
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Hello, August 25, 2022 in the south of France. The body is 3 mm long. Thank you for your help for the identification. Liliane D attached the following image:  [162.96Kb] Edited by Liliane D on 25-08-2022 21:34 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 25-08-2022 20:04
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10527 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Leucopis |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 25-08-2022 21:33
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Thank you very much John, I didn't know this family and therefore not this genre. I have seen it on a Pistacia terebinthus. If it is a female, perhaps it came to lay eggs in one of the many galls of Aploneura (Aphididae)? I read that Leucopis larvae feed on aphids. But I guess it is the same diet for the larvae of all Leucopis species? Edited by Liliane D on 25-08-2022 21:36 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 26-08-2022 00:19
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Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10527 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Aphids are common prey. Some species eat other Sternorrhyncha. |
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