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 Insect larva from brook, NE HU, Nov
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| pwalter |
Posted on 21-11-2009 23:56
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Hi, in a sample from a mountain brook I found this realy small, probably first instar larva. Some 1 mm long. Maybe it is coleoptera, Scirtidae, because I already found a late instar Scirtid larva there and it also had a log antenna... |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 22-11-2009 09:57
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Scirtidae indeed, and if it is found in a brook then it is most likely Elodes, a common representative in running waters. In the last instar (of Elodes) the thorax is distinctly broader than the abdomen. |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 22-11-2009 10:14
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Thank You, I googled to Elodes and my late instar larva seems to be this. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
