Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown larvae
Posted by Jan Willem on 14-08-2005 15:01
#1
Hi,
Yesterday I found these larvae on leaves of
Populus (probably
P. alba or
P. canescens)
Doen anybody have a clue to which family/genus/species these larvae belong?
Jan Willem
Edited by Jan Willem on 14-08-2005 15:01
Posted by Paul Beuk on 14-08-2005 15:02
#2
I think they are beetle larvae, possibly Curculionidae (if the have no visible legs) or Chrysomelidae.
Posted by Jan Willem on 14-08-2005 15:03
#3
I should have added that the larvae are about 1.5 mm long and were collected in Waalwijk (province of Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands).
Posted by Jan Willem on 14-08-2005 15:06
#4
Thanks Paul. I will try to make better pictures (sharp) and check if there are legs to be found! I will also take home a few and try to rear them.
Jan Willem
Posted by Xespok on 14-09-2005 17:43
#5
I would probabably stay with Chrysomelidae. I think most Curculionidae larva develop inside something rather than on something like a leaf.
Xespok
Posted by Jan Willem on 15-09-2005 10:54
#6
Hi Xespok,
Thank you for your response. I have been searching on the internet and came to the same conclusion! The larvae are probably chrysomelid larvae. Unfortunately rearing the larvae didn't succeed.
Jan Willem
Posted by cthirion on 15-09-2005 15:42
#7
Perhaps Galerucella lineola (Chrysomelidae)