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Entomopathogenic fungus

Entomophthora muscae

Description:

A fly (Polietes sp.) that has been killed by a parasitic fungus.

Habitat:

At the entrance of Paradana Ice Cave in the Trnovo Forest, Slovenia. http://www.slovenia.info/en/naravni-park...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Muscid
Polietes sp.


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2 Comments

EvaV
EvaV 9 years ago

Thanks Ana!

Ana Rita Goncalves
Ana Rita Goncalves 9 years ago

The fly looks like Polietes sp. (Muscidae) and I agree with the fungus id :)

EvaV
Spotted by
EvaV

Slovenia

Spotted on Jul 2, 2014
Submitted on Jan 23, 2015

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