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aquatic larva, 2015-04-08 > Chironomidae
Lennart Bendixen
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Posted on 10-11-2015 21:38
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Hi everyone,

who can determinate this larva?

I was far away from where it was swimming / wriggling around, so I couldn't take any better pictures.

Maybe someone can help me - thanks in advance!

Lennart

2015-04-08, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, fallow land, small pond
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here's another picture
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I have analysed your picture
and I guess this could be a Chironomidae larvae
Orthocladiinae family...
but it's just a guess
SDS
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That's interesting, I wasn't sure if this is a dipteran at all.
Thank you for venturing that guess!
 
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Chironomidae for sure, but tribe uncertain. Could be anything, Orthocladiinae, Chironomini or even Tanypodinae. I don't think this would be Tanytarsini. For identification to genus or perhaps even species level you need to study, at least, the headcapsule in detail.
 
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Ok, thanks for the relativisation. Next year I want to start to scoop-net there, then it'll be much easier to take detailed pictures...
 
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