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Posted by richard_thomas100 on 17-05-2007 21:32

Hi, i reared this fly from its pupa, but have no idea what it could be. The pupa fell from Hawthorn i collected for feeding some caterpillars. I don't recall seeing any infected caterpillars or any fly larvae. However the pupa were lying on the bottom of the container when i cleaned the container. There were three pupa.

The flies were 6-7 mm long. Taken in Salisbury from Hawthorn near the River Avon a couple of weeks ago. They hatched 5 days ago.

Any thoughts would be welcome, i'll load up a couple of images.

Thanks

Richard

Posted by ChrisR on 17-05-2007 21:40

Sorry Richard, Not enough detail and a bit dark for an ID by photo. If you'd like to send the specimens to me then I'd be happy to key them out and give you an ID - just PM me. :)

Posted by richard_thomas100 on 17-05-2007 22:01

Hi Chris,

Unfortunately i don't have the speciments anymore. If its any help i could e-mail you the original photos off-line?

Thanks

Richard

Posted by ChrisR on 17-05-2007 23:18

It's a possibility - send them over - i might be able to PhotoShop them if they are high-enough resolution. :) What happened to the specimens, if you don't mind me asking? :)

Edited by ChrisR on 17-05-2007 23:19

Posted by richard_thomas100 on 18-05-2007 23:37

OK, i will root them out tomorrow - as for the specimens....i discarded them after taking images....i'll keep hold of them next time!

I have a couple of other views of the flies so will e-mail them also.

Thanks

Richard