Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Pupa
Posted by LordV on 13-03-2010 18:20
#1
Any ideas on this pupa- about 8mm long on the outside of a water filled dustbin.
Thanks
Brian V.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 13-03-2010 21:16
#2
Something in Ephydridae?
Posted by atylotus on 14-03-2010 07:50
#3
this is a typical Limnophora spec. (Muscidae). Seems an atypical habitat, for I have caught Limnophora only in flowing waterbodies (fresh and brackish).
Posted by LordV on 14-03-2010 08:37
#4
Thanks for the potential ID's. Re the habitat - it was only a couple of feet away from my koi pond water filtration systems which might count as flowing water.
Just for interest - I collected the pupa and took some shots with a 10X lens system
Brian V.
Edited by LordV on 14-03-2010 09:01
Posted by Paul Beuk on 14-03-2010 20:06
#5
Excellent pic!
Posted by atylotus on 15-03-2010 10:29
#6
Very nice picture indeed !
According to Rozkosny & Gregor (2004) there supposed to be 17 species of Limnophora in Central-Europe ("Mitteleuropa"), of which only 4 are described in the larval/pupal stage. They mention the anal plate as one of the diagnostic features. But I assume this reticulate pattern (absent in larvae) must be diagnostic too
Edited by atylotus on 15-03-2010 10:30