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 PREDATORY LARVA
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| Hubert Polacek |
Posted on 20-06-2006 16:09
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 Member Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 14 Joined: 20.06.06 |
Hello! Yesterday I found this larva hunting for aphids. Don't you know to what species does it belong (Syrphidae?) Thanks. Hubert
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 20-06-2006 19:09
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Hubert This is a really wonderful series of photographs. Only sorry I can't help with ID. I would guess Syrphid too, but I don't really know. Susan |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-06-2006 19:18
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I would say a species of Syrphus.
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| Hubert Polacek |
Posted on 21-06-2006 07:21
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Member Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 14 Joined: 20.06.06 |
Thank you Susan and Paul especially  I was not sure about Syrphid, therefore I had sent the picture to more common forum. |
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| elck |
Posted on 21-06-2006 07:32
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
Sorry not such a good picture, but here is the revenge: Syrphid larva eaten by Anatis ocellata larva elck attached the following image:  [74.25Kb] Edited by elck on 21-06-2006 07:33 Regards, Elck (coccinellidae in dutch:http://stippen.nl) |
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| Robert Nash |
Posted on 21-06-2006 13:25
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Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05 |
Yes Syrphidae A specialist for larvae is Graham Rotheray ger@nms.ac.uk I am sure he would be delighted to see your astonishing photos. |
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| Hubert Polacek |
Posted on 21-06-2006 16:40
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Member Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 14 Joined: 20.06.06 |
2elck: Try to guess )
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