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 Tepritid on large daisy
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2008 18:29
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Which tephritid is this? Seen today in southern England, approximately 6mm long.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2008 18:29
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another angle
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Posted on 01-06-2008 18:29
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another angle
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2008 18:30
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and in addition I saw this parasitoid - possibly a braconid around the same flowers, presumably hunting for places where the tephritid had laid eggs.
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 01-06-2008 20:52
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Chaetorellia jaceae (Robineau-Desvoidy)
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2008 20:55
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Thanks Valery!  |
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