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 unknown egg clutch in a pond => Chaoboridae
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 07-09-2015 18:37
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Dear egg specialists, I got a (none-expert) hint that these eggs could belong to Chaoboridae - can someone confirm this? Or aren't they determinable at all? Many thanks! Lennart 7 mm (the whole clutch), 2015-08-06, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, garden pond Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [179.72Kb] Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 07-09-2015 21:10 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-09-2015 20:43
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7316 Joined: 19.11.04 |
These are typical chaoborid eggs. I don't think any other family produces this flat spiral egg mass.
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 07-09-2015 21:09
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Thanks a lot Tony, for confirming this! Are there also differences known between the genera? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-09-2015 22:53
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7316 Joined: 19.11.04 |
This circular egg mass is known for Chaoborus species. I believe that Mochlonyx lays its eggs singly.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 08-09-2015 05:02
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Ok, good to know this, thanks again! |
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