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 Anthomyiidae ex Atriplex halimus
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| HDumas |
Posted on 05-11-2024 20:49
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Member Location: Southern France Posts: 186 Joined: 24.04.09 |
Hello, Two larvae get out of a leaf of Atriplex halimus growing along the mediterranean sea. They pupate in the rearing box and two males emerges. Here is one of them:  H. Dumas : France : La Ciotat : 13600 : 30/09/2024 Altitude : NR - Taille : 4.5 mm Réf. : 350782  H. Dumas : France : La Ciotat : 13600 : 30/09/2024 Altitude : NR - Taille : -- Réf. : 350817 I don't see the "short blunt spines on the lobes of the fifth sternite" of Delia albula. May I have your opinion? Greetings from Provence |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 05-11-2024 22:26
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10160 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Is Delia albula a leaf miner in Atriplex? Delia echinata larvae move through stems between leaves. Adult males have at least 2 av, 4 ad, and 3 pd on hind tibia. A few members of the Pegomya (Pegomya) hyoscami species group are leaf miners in Chenopodiaceae. Those are the only Anthomyiidae I know of that might have come out of your leaf mines. A picture of the 5th sternite might help ID. |
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