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 Tipulidae larva?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 30-01-2007 01:54
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14249 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I found this 10-15 mm long larva tonight in 2 m height in moss on the cherry tree in our garden (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Am I right, when I assume that it belongs somewhere near Tipulidae? Thanks!   
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| Chen Young |
Posted on 02-03-2007 00:35
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 Member Location: Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA USA Posts: 169 Joined: 25.08.05 |
Yes, it is a crane fly larva. Based on the six visible spiracular disc lobes indicates it is in the family Tipulidae. Also there are no long hairs around the lobes indicates a terrestrial species. Wish I knew which species this beauty turns into. Chen |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 02-03-2007 02:35
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14249 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Chen! Chen Young wrote: Yes, it is a crane fly larva. Based on the six visible spiracular disc lobes indicates it is in the family Tipulidae. Also there are no long hairs around the lobes indicates a terrestrial species. Thanks a lot for your explanations! I was very surprised to find it high in a tree... Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Andrius |
Posted on 04-03-2007 15:16
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Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 315 Joined: 27.01.05 |
This is indeed larva of Tipulidae and to be more precise - Tipula subgenus Savtchenkia, but it is impossible to give a species name... |
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