Thread subject: Diptera.info :: devourer of spores
Posted by Heiko on 12-08-2016 15:38
#1
Hello,
You can often find this 2-mm-long devourer of spores and mycelia on different kinds of rust (Puccinia) or mildew. Is this a kind of diptera larva? If so, which?
Kind regards,
Heiko
Posted by Heiko on 12-08-2016 15:43
#2
In transmitted light, you get this picture.
Posted by Heiko on 12-08-2016 15:45
#3
Here is its head region. Would diptera be a sensible starting point?
Collection data: Germany, Southern Thuringia, August 2016
Posted by atylotus on 12-08-2016 20:54
#4
Looks like Cecidomyiidae to me
Posted by Heiko on 12-08-2016 21:52
#5
Thanks very much,
Heiko