Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Helophilus pendulus larvae ?

Posted by solito de solis on 13-10-2020 23:09
#1

Rat-tailed larva, 7mm length white, moving as a caterpillar
in rich muddy water, with debris and decaying plants
Tail is short and about half of the body length
10 papillae (gills ?) between end of abdomen and the beginning of the "tail"

Siphon Tip of the tail has a black strip

Head ventral sight

http://rodredi.fr...hilus0.jpg

http://rodredi.fr...hilus1.jpg

http://rodredi.fr...hilus2.jpg

http://rodredi.fr...hilus3.jpg

http://rodredi.fr...hilus4.jpg

http://rodredi.fr...hilus5.jpg


merci beaucoup
SDS

Edited by solito de solis on 13-10-2020 23:16