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 Soldierfly parasite?
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 31-08-2014 20:05
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 Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
is this Brachymeria minuta or something else? And is it a soldierfly parasite? It looked very much like a Stratiomyd as it climbed about in bracken in north london, so I wondered who was imitating who thanks, Jeremy jeremyr attached the following image:  [171.92Kb] |
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 31-08-2014 20:06
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Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
2nd pic
jeremyr attached the following image:  [135.56Kb] |
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| ValerioW |
Posted on 31-08-2014 20:14
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 Member Location: Padova - Italy Posts: 982 Joined: 01.06.12 |
Yep. Hymenoptera, chalcidid one (s.f. Chalcidinae, genus Brachymeria). They're ectoparasites, but soldieflies are not their target.
Edited by ValerioW on 31-08-2014 20:18 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 31-08-2014 20:17
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10177 Joined: 22.10.10 |
There is no record of Brachymeria parasitizing Stratiomyidae in the host database. http://www.nhm.ac...OSSPECIES= |
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| ValerioW |
Posted on 31-08-2014 20:19
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Member Location: Padova - Italy Posts: 982 Joined: 01.06.12 |
Butterflies' larvae are more "prone" to be the target of the female. |
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| empeejay |
Posted on 01-09-2014 14:57
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This looks more like Brachymeria tibialis than B. minuta. |
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