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 Cecidomyiidae on Petasites hybridus
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| Gerrit Oehm |
Posted on 10-08-2012 14:27
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 179 Joined: 26.11.11 |
I found this larva on Petasites hybridus in northern Germany, lower saxony, last week. Which family/genus/ could it be? Gerrit Gerrit Oehm attached the following image:  [192.72Kb] Edited by Gerrit Oehm on 01-10-2012 20:21 |
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| Gerrit Oehm |
Posted on 10-08-2012 14:29
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 179 Joined: 26.11.11 |
I got more pictures if needed |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 10-08-2012 23:11
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Larvae that are this colour usually turn out to be Cecidomyiidae. There are many free-living species that don't form galls. They are either predators or feed on fungi. I suspect that your larva is an aphid feeder.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Gerrit Oehm |
Posted on 11-08-2012 13:30
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 179 Joined: 26.11.11 |
In this case I would rather suspect that it feeds on fungi - do you see the orange dots? I think it is a fungi, and it is spread all over Petasites hybridus, where I found the larva. Thanks for your help! |
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