Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Candidate Thaumaleidae larva, NE HU, August

Posted by pwalter on 15-08-2009 22:22
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Hi, recently I read here that Thaumaleid larva are to be found on vertical walls with slow water flowing down. I visited a stream in a forest area in the mountains, in Aggtelek NP, and found a moss-covered wall of stone where stream water was coming down. I collected some 5x3 cms of moss, and at home I found this nice nematoceran larva. Some 14 mm long. Looks like Limoniidae a bit. Maybe, could it be a Thaumaleid? It has huge hooks (one pair) at posterior end. See first photo, left side.

The photos had to be made with a little compact, as my camera broke down at the beginning of my trip. I'm devastated because this...

Edited by pwalter on 15-08-2009 22:22