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 Larva from the Netherlands?
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| Klintersaas |
Posted on 02-10-2007 19:11
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Member Location: Posts: 2 Joined: 27.09.07 |
Here you can find a fotograph of a larva, found in September 2007, on the table of a kitchen in a house somewhere in the Netherlands. Can someone help me to identify this larva? It is about 10 mm long, but I don't have more information (excuse me). I know it is difficult, but is there anybody with an idea? PS: I didn't take the picture myself and I don't know the name of the photographer. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-10-2007 19:37
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Please attach the image by editing your post: mind the image size, no spaces in the name, etc. See FAQ.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 02-10-2007 21:31 Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 02-10-2007 19:50
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's a Lepidoptera (moth) caterpillar - probably a stored products pest, possibly a pyralid. Identification of these is achieved by examining the seta (small bristles) on the body segments - not possible from this photo. 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Klintersaas |
Posted on 03-10-2007 19:04
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Member Location: Posts: 2 Joined: 27.09.07 |
Paul Beuk wrote: Please attach the image by editing your post: mind the image size, no spaces in the name, etc. See FAQ. I tried but what I get is this:  Tony Irwin wrote:It's a Lepidoptera (moth) caterpillar - probably a stored products pest, possibly a pyralid. How can you see this? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 03-10-2007 21:51
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Klintersaas wote: Tony Irwin wrote:It's a Lepidoptera (moth) caterpillar - probably a stored products pest, possibly a pyralid. How can you see this? I clicked on "Here" - (first word in your first post) and up came the image on my screen.  Or do you mean "How do I know it's a pyralid caterpillar?" - because of its shape, apparent size, colour, texture, context (and having seen lots of stored products caterpillars over the years). Edited by Tony Irwin on 03-10-2007 21:55 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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