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 Larva in small "pool" of a trunk - ID? --> possibly Sphegina (Syrphidae)
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| kuv |
Posted on 25-04-2022 13:57
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Member Location: Schenefeld near Hamburg Posts: 3793 Joined: 30.04.10 |
Northern Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Pinneberg-Waldenau near Hamburg, mixed forest Klövensteen, in a hole of an old sawed off trunk (pinetree), filled up with (rain)water, length of the larva: I think about 35 mm, moving all the time and never lost the connection to the air; 12th of April 2022. Outsidephotos: kuv. ID possible? Kuv kuv attached the following image:  [73.72Kb] Edited by kuv on 26-04-2022 09:14 |
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| kuv |
Posted on 25-04-2022 13:58
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Member Location: Schenefeld near Hamburg Posts: 3793 Joined: 30.04.10 |
2nd picture:
kuv attached the following image:  [64.97Kb] |
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| kuv |
Posted on 25-04-2022 13:59
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Member Location: Schenefeld near Hamburg Posts: 3793 Joined: 30.04.10 |
3rd picture:
kuv attached the following image:  [54.53Kb] |
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| kuv |
Posted on 25-04-2022 14:00
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Member Location: Schenefeld near Hamburg Posts: 3793 Joined: 30.04.10 |
... and here is the trunk:
kuv attached the following image:  [289.06Kb] |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 25-04-2022 18:57
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
I would say Syrphidae larvae but this is unknown to me. If i look in Graham Rotheray's key...Colour guide on hoverfly larvae I see some resemblance with Tropidia, with these obvious lateral lobes at the tail, but genus not sure |
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| Iain MacGowan |
Posted on 25-04-2022 19:56
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 Member Location: Perth, Scotland Posts: 461 Joined: 25.11.04 |
Sphegina ?? with a shortish posterior breathing tube with 3 pairs of lappets at the base
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| atylotus |
Posted on 25-04-2022 21:17
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Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Sphegina also came to mind, so that is definitely als a good possibility. |
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| kuv |
Posted on 26-04-2022 09:13
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Member Location: Schenefeld near Hamburg Posts: 3793 Joined: 30.04.10 |
Thank you very much Atylotus  and Iain for your answers. I 'll keep "Syrphidae" and "Sphegina" in my mind in order to find perhaps more details ...Greetings Kuv |
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