Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Any ideas on this larvae ?
Posted by LordV on 05-02-2006 18:32
#1
Found in damp leaf litter about 6mm long several of them in one place. South coast England 05/02/06.
Thanks in advance Brian V.
Posted by Andrius on 06-02-2006 07:36
#2
What comes into my head is
Stratiomyidae (soldier flies) - thei larvae are quite similar. But lets wait for other opinions ;)
Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-02-2006 08:24
#3
Definitely, I think it is one of the Sarginae with
Microchrysa and
Chloromyia as most likely candidates (former has the best chances I think) but I cannot rule out
Sargus or Beridinae (
Beris or
Chorisops) on the basis of this picture.
Posted by LordV on 06-02-2006 20:22
#4
Thanks for the replies.
Brian V.
Posted by Louis Boumans on 08-02-2006 01:04
#5
Yes, I have once reared
Beris larvae that looked like this, maybe 8 mm long. Louis