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 Larva ID Please
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| Subhajit Roy |
Posted on 08-08-2014 17:37
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Larva seen in a small dirty water body in Durgapur, INDIA |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 08-08-2014 18:10
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It resembles a midge larva (Chironomidae or Ceratopogonidae), having a contrasting head capsule with eyespot. I don't know of any midge larvae with anterior but not posterior prolegs. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 08-08-2014 19:40
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My initial reaction was Coleoptera, but we'd need a better photo to say anything meaningful
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| atylotus |
Posted on 08-08-2014 19:43
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I would say a beetle larvae within the family Hydrophilidae. In Europe I would say something like Enochrus, Helochares, Hydrobius etc. but in your faunal area? What is the approximate size? |
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but don't see the image in the post.
