Thread subject: Diptera.info :: No idea

Posted by Josef Buecker on 22-02-2008 17:36
#1

Hello Forum,

what ist that animal in the picture?

First, it looks like a member of Isopoda to me. But also, it might belong to the Coleoptera, since there are some larvae looking quite similar e.g. from the Silphidae.

Whon can help?

I took that photo on may 17th 2007 in the artificial alder marshland in Hagen, 175 m above sea level.The plant in the background is Urtica dioica. The leaf was inserted around 10 to 20 cm above the soil surface.

Best wishes,

Josef

Posted by Josef Buecker on 22-02-2008 17:40
#2

Lets hope for the best!

Posted by Josef Buecker on 22-02-2008 18:10
#3

Dont know, whats wrong

Posted by Juergen Peters on 22-02-2008 18:37
#4

Hello, Josef!

It's a quite surely a Silphidae larva. Compare to tbis one:
http://www.koleop...owski.html