Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nematocera larva, nE HU, 05.2010
Posted by pwalter on 03-05-2010 09:14
#1
Hi, this was found by a brook, it is 4 mms long. It didn't move as other larvae, but it was twisting-winding-spinning around it's body axis. What could it be?
Posted by atylotus on 03-05-2010 10:14
#2
Typical member of the genus Rhypholophus (fam. Limoniidae). What you can't see on the photograph is the somewhat reticulate pattern of the lobes, almost entirely brown but with numerous small white dots. Rhypholophus larvae are also found only in brooks in The Netherlands. see also a previous forummessage on
http://www.dipter...d_id=27705
Edited by atylotus on 03-05-2010 10:17
Posted by pwalter on 03-05-2010 12:55
#3
Thank You very much!
Posted by Larry Shone on 09-05-2010 13:06
#4
Ah just googled Rhypholophus, that would be a Crane Fly! We call these larvae Leather Jackets over here!
Edited by Larry Shone on 09-05-2010 13:07