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 Pupa indet. Volucella cf. zonaria!
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| helge |
Posted on 09-05-2018 08:47
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Member Location: Austria Posts: 1322 Joined: 10.02.16 |
Does anybody know to which family this pupa belongs? Location: Austria Date: 20.4.2018 Thank you, Helge helge attached the following image:  [192.68Kb] Edited by helge on 20-05-2018 09:26 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 09-05-2018 11:28
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Pupal "horns" like these, protruding through the puparium integument, are typical of some families in Aschiza (e.g. Phoridae). They also occur in Syrphidae. It would help to know in what habitat and substrate the puparium was found, and how big it is, but I'd say this was a hoverfly puparium.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 15-05-2018 13:07
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This has all the makings of a phorid puparium.
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| helge |
Posted on 17-05-2018 14:16
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Member Location: Austria Posts: 1322 Joined: 10.02.16 |
Paul Beuk wrote: This has all the makings of a phorid puparium. dorsal view helge attached the following image:  [180.23Kb] |
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| helge |
Posted on 17-05-2018 14:22
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Member Location: Austria Posts: 1322 Joined: 10.02.16 |
Thank you Paul and Tony! A friend found it under a stone with ants... The pupa is about 1cm big. Hopefully it will hatch soon! |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 18-05-2018 17:52
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
I'm not sure, but what about the pupa of Volucella? |
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| helge |
Posted on 20-05-2018 09:05
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Member Location: Austria Posts: 1322 Joined: 10.02.16 |
Hi Atylotus! Yes, you are right - and Tony was thinking about Volucella too. Indeed, it hatched today..  I think Volucella zonaria. (see picture below) Thank you all! helge attached the following image:  [138.14Kb] Edited by helge on 20-05-2018 09:09 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 20-05-2018 17:59
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Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
that's GREAT ! the size and syrphid like appearance made me guess Volucella. I'm not an expert on adults, so try to post the photo on the syrphidae forum. I think the fly has still a bit soft skin. |
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