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 aquatic larva, 2015-04-08 > Chironomidae
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 10-11-2015 21:38
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Hi everyone, who can determinate this larva? I was far away from where it was swimming / wriggling around, so I couldn't take any better pictures. Maybe someone can help me - thanks in advance! Lennart 2015-04-08, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, fallow land, small pond Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [63.58Kb] Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 11-11-2015 13:41 |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 10-11-2015 21:39
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
here's another picture
Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [76.98Kb] |
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| solito de solis |
Posted on 10-11-2015 22:02
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 Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
I have analysed your picture and I guess this could be a Chironomidae larvae Orthocladiinae family... but it's just a guess SDS Edited by solito de solis on 11-11-2015 12:15 |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 11-11-2015 06:26
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
That's interesting, I wasn't sure if this is a dipteran at all. Thank you for venturing that guess! |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 11-11-2015 11:33
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1173 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Chironomidae for sure, but tribe uncertain. Could be anything, Orthocladiinae, Chironomini or even Tanypodinae. I don't think this would be Tanytarsini. For identification to genus or perhaps even species level you need to study, at least, the headcapsule in detail. |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 11-11-2015 13:37
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Ok, thanks for the relativisation. Next year I want to start to scoop-net there, then it'll be much easier to take detailed pictures... |
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