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Doli Larva ?
Keith Short	#1 Posted on 29-03-2013 22:51
Member Location: Posts: 37 Joined: 10.07.12	These are from some very wet soil/moss inside a conservatory near a fountain. I am hoping to locate the larval stage of Amblypsilopus variegatus. Any chance that this is it? The species is not native to our area, but was imported with the plants inside the greenhouse. edit... The length of the larva is approximately 2.5mm ...end edit Thanks Keith Edited by Keith Short on 30-03-2013 01:43


Keith Short	#2 Posted on 29-03-2013 22:56
Member Location: Posts: 37 Joined: 10.07.12	Hmmm I am having difficulty with attachments. just took out the space in the file name... That should help...


Jozef Obona	#3 Posted on 30-03-2013 10:13
Member Location: Posts: 336 Joined: 07.12.10	Psychodidae larva


atylotus	#4 Posted on 30-03-2013 10:42
Member Location: Posts: 1112 Joined: 29.05.09	as many chitinized plates are missing on the dorsal surface in the anterior part it must me a member of a Psychodini. So larvae of Psychoda or Tinaeria seems more likely, but I do not know were it is from, so .... Edited by atylotus on 30-03-2013 19:20


Keith Short	#5 Posted on 30-03-2013 11:42
Member Location: Posts: 37 Joined: 10.07.12	Jozef and atylotus, Psychodidae would be a good fit as the soil/mud from which this larva was obtained had a very high algae content. Many thanks. I'll keep looking for other critters to find my doli larvae. Thanks! Keith Short


Keith Short	#6 Posted on 11-04-2013 12:04
Member Location: Posts: 37 Joined: 10.07.12	I incubated the larvae in some water and debris from the spot where they were collected. Here is a photo of the pupae. It is under the liquid. Edited by Keith Short on 11-04-2013 12:06


Keith Short	#7 Posted on 11-04-2013 12:08
Member Location: Posts: 37 Joined: 10.07.12	And this shows one of the adults that emerged. Indeed this is a moth fly.