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 Teaser in Teasel
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 27-06-2014 16:20
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 Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
I found those wriggling in the little pond accumulated in the leaf axils of Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) . I think they are diptera larvae, burt are they ? And if so, is it a typical habitat, and for which species ? Thanks in advance for your replies Philippe Philippe moniotte attached the following image:  [161.19Kb] A beautiful hypothesis can be slain by an ugly fact. |
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| Jozef Obona |
Posted on 27-06-2014 16:29
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 Member Location: Slovakia Posts: 336 Joined: 07.12.10 |
Ceratopogonidae, Dasyhelea sp. (puparia) |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 27-06-2014 16:53
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
In Britain, Dasyhelea dufouri (= bilineata) is the species normally found in teasel axils. You should be able to rear adults from these pupae quite easily.
Edited by Tony Irwin on 27-06-2014 16:54 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 27-06-2014 17:36
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Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Tony Irwin wrote: In Britain, Dasyhelea dufouri (= bilineata) is the species normally found in teasel axils. You should be able to rear adults from these pupae quite easily. Thanks, that was my idea ( to rear hem, not the ID, I hadn't a clue) . I just checked the plants, just after a second shower, and all the pupae seem to have hatched - all of them except a few that look moribund and a few dead adults that presumably got drowned when the shower came ! I'll have to hope for a second crop... Edited by Philippe moniotte on 27-06-2014 17:39 A beautiful hypothesis can be slain by an ugly fact. |
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