Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Asilidae egg-laying in the grass?

Posted by javig on 02-10-2008 19:22
#1

I think that this fly was putting eggs in the ear of the grass, between seed ... It's possible?

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cropped from the photo:

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Is it possible to identify this Asilidae?

thanks!

Posted by Dysmachus on 01-01-2009 02:11
#2

Although the ovipositor isn't visible, it seems to be a female of Machimus chrysitis, compare with the image on http://commons.wi..._chrysitis