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 Predatory larva from India
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| chitrashanker |
Posted on 30-04-2011 14:14
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Hi I came across this larvae feeding on Daphnia in rice fields hyderbad, India. Can you identify the larvae? I could not rear it to the adult stage succesfully. The pictures are screenshots from video. So please forgive the quality Thank you Chitra |
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| chitrashanker |
Posted on 30-04-2011 14:16
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One more photo of the peculiar tail |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 30-04-2011 14:32
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looks like an Ephydridae. If it was somewhere in Europe I would say Ephydra, but in India, I wouldn't know? Does it has something like small scale-like hairs on the dorsal side? And I guess this rice field is brackish? |
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| chitrashanker |
Posted on 02-05-2011 07:37
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I did run the aquatax and digital key to aquatic insects but got stuck with Ephydridae coz the image and description shows a lot of setae on the body which I did not find in this case. Posting a closer look of the tail |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 09-05-2011 11:26
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Ephydra has prolegs with rather large black spines ventrally. Dorsal setae very short but form distinct dark spots. |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 09-05-2011 11:54
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P.S. Ephydra is not predatory . Ochthera possibly?
Edited by Cranefly on 09-05-2011 11:55 |
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| chitrashanker |
Posted on 11-05-2011 14:45
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I have video of this larvae feeding on Daphnia. Hope that accounts as predatory. But the prolegs is what I did not see clearly. The tail like extensions were visble in continuation from the body. The body was as translucent as that. Can I post a bigger size image
Edited by chitrashanker on 11-05-2011 14:49 |
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but don't see the image in the post.