Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dipteran larva?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 19-05-2020 20:34
#1
Hi,
These photos were shared on a facebook group about portuguese Diptera. I have no idea what this is, so I asked the photographer for permission to share the photos here. This specimen appeared in a box where a cricket nymph was being reared. The cricket was dead, but without an apparent exit hole. I'm not sure if it is a dipteran larva, those leg-like appendages don't seem right. What do you think it could be?
location: Portugal
date: May 2020
Posted by Rui Andrade on 19-05-2020 20:34
#2
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Posted by Paul Beuk on 20-05-2020 10:08
#3
Weird thing. What about the size?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 20-05-2020 13:20
#4
I was told it measures about 1.5 cm.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 20-05-2020 13:21
#5
Better check out larvae of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera), then.
Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-05-2020 06:10
#6
Thank you Paul! It looks a good bet! With luck we will get an adult so we can be sure. :)