Reply from Dr. Kumar Ghorpade - The flies in the image are Sturmia convergens (Wiedemann) [ = bella Meigen ] which is a well known parasitoid of Danaus chrysippus. The other image is of a Syrphidae (!) larva, most probably Episyrphus viridaureus (Wiedemann) and has no connection to the butterfly.
Kishen On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Madan Mohan Trigunayat < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear satendra ji > tachinid flies parasitises a no of insects.what you have observed are the > same,it seems. > > Dr.M.M.Trigunayat > > --- On *Wed, 10/13/10, satyendra tiwari <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: satyendra tiwari <[email protected]> > Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Culprit who kills the Plain Tiger Caterpillar > To: "butterfly india" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 9:54 AM > > > > > Dear All, > I collected sickly looking caterpillars from the plant. Within hours a > caterpillar popped out of them turned in to a pupae in next few hours. I put > them in a glass to find out the outcome. > Today when I checked the glass these four fly type creatures were found. > Can anyone ID these flies? I have saved them and happy to send them to > anyone who wants to try them in a lab. > Thanks. > Satyendra > > > Satyendra K.Tiwari > Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist & Tour Leader > H.No 129, P.O.Tala. Distt Umaria M.P. India > Pin code 484-661 > Tel. No. 07627-265309 day time phone only > > > > -- Enjoy
