Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cecidomyiidae inside the galls on Artemisia santonica
Posted by Ruslan on 03-08-2018 22:21
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Hello everyone :)
Ukraine, South, Outskirts of the city of Kherson.
3.08.2017.
Galls on Artemisia santonica. They are created by aphids (Cryptosiphum sp). But apart from the aphids there are many predators. Including, presumably, larvae and pupae of flies. The pupa size is about 1 mm, or slightly larger.
Thanks in advance.
Edited by Ruslan on 04-08-2018 09:48
Posted by Ruslan on 03-08-2018 22:22
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Posted by Ruslan on 03-08-2018 22:23
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Galls on Artemisia santonica
Posted by Tony Irwin on 04-08-2018 01:03
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The bright orange larva and the nematoceran pupa suggest that these are Cecidomyiidae. Several species are predators of aphids.
Posted by Ruslan on 04-08-2018 20:57
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Many thanks!
Now we can see the imago.
Posted by Ruslan on 04-08-2018 20:57
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Posted by Ruslan on 06-08-2018 08:27
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Edited by Ruslan on 06-08-2018 08:28