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 Landlivng Trichoptera, Psychidae, or .....?
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| Martin Bjerg |
Posted on 22-03-2011 17:24
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 Member Location: Fredriksværk, Sealand, Denmark Posts: 42 Joined: 24.11.07 |
Found this 5-6 mm creature on a Birch in my yard. Has been around the lepidoptera genera around Psychidae, the few landliving Trichoptera but can't find anything resempling. Any help?
Edited by Martin Bjerg on 22-03-2011 21:17 Greetings Martin Bjerg |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 22-03-2011 20:02
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I know there are some Chrysomelidae that have larvae with similar casings...
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| Martin Bjerg |
Posted on 22-03-2011 21:22
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Member Location: Fredriksværk, Sealand, Denmark Posts: 42 Joined: 24.11.07 |
Thanks. I've had the same suggestion elsewhere, så Chryptocephalus sp it is. Unfortunately there are several species of Chryptocephalus which make this kind of pots (Pot Beetles in English), so it's not possible, as it wasn't collected, to determine to species. Try to find a couple more tomorrow, so perhabs...
Greetings Martin Bjerg |
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| Gunnar M Kvifte |
Posted on 22-03-2011 21:27
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Member Location: Kassel, Germany Posts: 436 Joined: 18.08.09 |
Cool! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 22-03-2011 21:28
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They caused us some headaches in my previous job as well, but finally I found out they were chrysomelids. BTW, the correct name is Cryptocephalus, without the h.
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| Martin Bjerg |
Posted on 23-03-2011 18:24
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Member Location: Fredriksværk, Sealand, Denmark Posts: 42 Joined: 24.11.07 |
Yes, no h. Thanks again.
Greetings Martin Bjerg |
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| Martin Bjerg |
Posted on 09-05-2011 18:34
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Member Location: Fredriksværk, Sealand, Denmark Posts: 42 Joined: 24.11.07 |
Found a couple more in the vicinity of my garden. Not on Birch but on pine. They both turned out to be Cryptocephalus parvulus.
Greetings Martin Bjerg |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 21-05-2011 22:48
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It seems we had the same larvae (see http://www.dipter...d_id=29990  ). So I shall name my photos Cryptocephalus spec., too. That is a large and difficult genus, and one should watch the hatching of the imago to dare species ID. |
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| Martin Bjerg |
Posted on 22-05-2011 16:32
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Member Location: Fredriksværk, Sealand, Denmark Posts: 42 Joined: 24.11.07 |
I've found a couple of Cryptocephalus under the Birch in my garden last week. Both Cryptocephalus flavipes I think, so the larva could be this one, so perhaps mine will go down as Cryptocephalus cf flavipes.
Greetings Martin Bjerg |
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