#Rust of wood false brome (#Brachypodium sylvaticum) caused by #Puccinia brachypodii, here with its mycoparasite #Eudarluca caricis (syn. Sphaerellopsis filum) and larvae of the mycophagous genus #Mycodiplosis (La Roche-Guyon, FR).
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At the aecidial stage, the same stem #rust pustules on Berberis vulgaris become a festive meal for other small dipterans, here #Mycodiplosis sp. larvae (Chenôve, FR).
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#Rust on broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade (#Circaea lutetiana) caused by #Puccinia circaeae, here with a #Mycodiplosis larva feeding on telia (Verdale, FR).
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(5/5) Bonus. Several orange #Mycodiplosis sp. larvae feeding 🍽 on the aecia and a plant presenting 'uncolored' aecia totally empty of aeciospores (Peyre, FR), likely because larvae have eaten all!
(2/2) As the urediniospores are colourless, the larvae of #Mycodiplosis sp. feeding on them and their faeces are also white/colourless, unlike those feeding on the urediniospores of the 'orange' rusts. Logical, but interesting to notice 🧐.
#Rust on lesser calamint (Clinopodium nepeta) caused by #Puccinia menthae, here with several larvae of #Mycodiplosis sp. feeding on the uredinia (Millau, FR).
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#Rust on lesser calamint (Clinopodium nepeta) caused by #Puccinia menthae, here with several larvae of #Mycodiplosis sp. feeding on the uredinia (Millau, FR).
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(2/2) And as bonus, an orange larva of #Mycodiplosis sp. feeding on an uredinium, with a focus on the mouth parts.
(2/2) And as bonus, an orange larva of #Mycodiplosis sp. feeding on an uredinium, with a focus on the mouth parts.
Aecial stage of #Puccinia sessilis on #Polygonatum multiflorum, found in the park of the Breteuil castle (Choisel, FR). Phalaris sp. is supposed to be the uredinial host. Four red #Mycodiplosis sp. larvae, known to feed on rust, are visible near aecia.
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Aecial stage of #Puccinia sessilis on #Polygonatum multiflorum, found in the park of the Breteuil castle (Choisel, FR). Phalaris sp. is supposed to be the uredinial host. Four red #Mycodiplosis sp. larvae, known to feed on rust, are visible near aecia.
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Aecial stage of #Puccinia sessilis on #Polygonatum multiflorum, found in the park of the Breteuil castle (Choisel, FR). Phalaris sp. is supposed to be the uredinial host. Four red #Mycodiplosis sp. larvae, known to feed on rust, are visible near aecia.
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