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 Pupa in water
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| blowave |
Posted on 22-11-2010 02:47
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hi! This I found in the same dish as a mosquito pupa, around 8mm. Near Lincoln UK. 19th November. Could this be Chironomidae? Janet 
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| blowave |
Posted on 22-11-2010 02:48
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
crop
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| atylotus |
Posted on 22-11-2010 11:10
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1172 Joined: 29.05.09 |
it is chironomidae, but impossible to tell which genus or even which subfamily (for me). Most likely Chironomini, but if you can deliver me a photo of the abdomen (dorsally) and a detailed photo of the thoracic spiracles then a genus may be possible. Tip: submerge the pupa totally in water (but this makes it more mobile and therofore difficult to photograph). |
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| blowave |
Posted on 22-11-2010 14:37
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thank you atylotus, I should be able to find it again as it's in a small dish of water. It didn't appear to be moving at all when I found it. I'm not sure where to find the thoracic spiracles. http://cubits.org... |
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| blowave |
Posted on 22-11-2010 19:11
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
I found it after a lot of searching! I tried to take photos of all angles of the thorax but they didn't work in the very dull weather even with a flash. I took a shot of the tail end instead. I got a semi-dorsal shot of the abdomen.. blowave attached the following image:  [140.34Kb] http://cubits.org... |
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| blowave |
Posted on 22-11-2010 19:11
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Tail end
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