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Lobomyia sp. 1 male

Tachinidae:

Hosts: Nymphalidae (Acraeinae)

Photos:
 
Notes - male
No discals. Front legs (inner) all black. Others 2-tone - upper femur yellow - orange lower black. Second specimen (not pictured) abdomen stayed metallic green.
Length: 7.8 mm
det. D. M. Wood

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Development time

Rearing Results

two rearings, one each.

Host plant (of host)

Erato polymnioides (Asteraceae)

Caterpillar host

Actinote diceus Nymphalidae (Acraeinae)

Natural History Observations

solitary?

Voucher location

Wright State University