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 orange diptera? larvae -> Cecidomyiidae
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 28-01-2009 16:56
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Hello, here is another larvae, also from the decaying interior of a Cirsium arvense stem. It's from last weekend. Length was about 7-8mm. Is it diptera? Any suggestions what it could be? Thanks, Michael Michael Becker attached the following image:  [17.56Kb] Edited by Michael Becker on 28-01-2009 19:58 |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 28-01-2009 19:08
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A predating or mycetophagous cecidomyid gnat larva
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 28-01-2009 19:57
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Thank you for your answer. That's a more precise answer than I expected. Michael |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 30-01-2009 00:56
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Valery - The orange colour I know is typical for many cecids, but I was puzzled by the pair of long curved spines - is this something you've seen in cecids before? Edited by Tony Irwin on 30-01-2009 00:58 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 30-01-2009 05:42
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Member Location: Posts: 3537 Joined: 28.12.07 |
Tony - I am sorry - I omitted the key word STEM. Let me think a bit more... I had many thistle stems in my life... Val |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 30-01-2009 11:26
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Are you sure it is Diptera not Coleoptera? At least not Cecidomyiidae really. |
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