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orange larva, 2015-10-29 > eventually Lestremiinae
Lennart Bendixen
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Hi everyone,

is someone here able to say sth. about this specimen? Length about 1,5 mm.

Thanks in advance!

Lennart

2015-10-29, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, fallow land, found in a wood pile on a piece of wood
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Most orange Diptera larvae turn out to be Cecidomyiidae. As this one appears to be living in rotten wood, I would suggest Lestremiinae, but that is just a guess - I would need to see the specimen to confirm.
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Lennart Bendixen
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Alright, that seems plausible. I didn't know there are also saprophagous species in the family, but now I just read about it, interesting! Thank you, Tony, for your guess!
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