Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (eggs, larvae, pupae)
 Aquatic larva? => Heptatoma pellucens
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| FliegenFranz |
Posted on 23-12-2019 09:51
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Member Location: Posts: 49 Joined: 18.02.19 |
Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is a Diptera, found at the edge of a small pond near frog spawn. Germany, lower Bavaria, 9th April 2019. I've seen lots of similar looking larva floating at the surface in August. Thank you! FliegenFranz attached the following image:  [177.1Kb] Edited by FliegenFranz on 23-12-2019 12:14 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 23-12-2019 10:36
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1173 Joined: 29.05.09 |
The larva of the horsefly Heptatoma pellucens. Very characteristic dorsal hairpatches giving it a brownish appearance |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 23-12-2019 10:45
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Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1173 Joined: 29.05.09 |
By the way, definitely aquatic and it seems to prefer organically enriched stagnant water bodies |
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| FliegenFranz |
Posted on 23-12-2019 12:13
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Member Location: Posts: 49 Joined: 18.02.19 |
Thank you  I didn't expect a species ID! Indeed the pond where I found it is organically enriched and stagnant
Edited by FliegenFranz on 23-12-2019 12:16 |
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