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unknown aquatic larvae => Scatopsidae + Muscidae
yann
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Hello, could you please help us to identify these larvae, found in a lake?
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An other picture
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An other kind
Lispe spp?
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I think the first species is Scatopsidae. The second could be Muscidae, but it's difficult to be sure from these photos.
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I agree with Tony. First one is Scatopsidae and second one probably Muscidae.
 
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Thank you Tony and Atylotus!
 
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