Post #2514650
2026-03-22 03:27 UTC
@relet@flipping.rocks Full-body picture would help a lot with identification, and also any size reference. Seems too close to the compound eye to be a median ocellus. Might be a developmental defect of the compound eye or something. Doesn't look like a base of a lost seta either...
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@relet@flipping.rocks 2026-03-22 19:47
@pkviatko@ecoevo.social Seems to be symmetrical, so not a mite. Those are regular macro shots of both sides. Edit: I checked with the keys, and several do mention pairwise occelli adjoined to the eyes. I uploaded to https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/344486589 for now until I have time for a proper id. Does not seem to be M. ornata unless there is some dimorphism? The lighting could be better, especially for the wing pattern and terminalia. I currently removed most of the light box to have access to automate, that's the next thing to restore.