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 Pupa from seepage
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 11-03-2010 15:14
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
I watched this Liancalus virens female (see adults forum http://www.dipter...d_id=28515) feeding at a seepage in a limestone retaining wall. Can anything be said about its prey?
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 11-03-2010 15:15
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 11-03-2010 15:17
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 11-03-2010 15:20
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At the same seepage I also found what looks like a pupal skin from which something has emerged:
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| atylotus |
Posted on 11-03-2010 17:06
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
To me it looks very much like the larva of a Thaumaleidae. This purplish/white pattern at the dorsal side and the entirely white ventral side resembles by specimen of Thaumalea from The Netherlands. I know of no other insect larva from aquatic habitats with this pattern, not even in Chironomidae of which many representatives of the Orthocladiinae are (totally !) purple. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 11-03-2010 19:43
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thank you, Atylotus. This may be the closest I ever come to recognising a member of this family! |
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