Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A larva without leg

Posted by lweit on 18-03-2023 19:30
#1
I found this larva on the stairs in front my apartment on 03/9/2023 in NE of France (Florange 57190).
Length : 13 mm.
Maybe a larva of Tipulidae ?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos319/big/corps.jpg
Louis Weitten : France : Florange : 57190 : 09/03/2023
Altitude : 166 m - Taille : 13 mm
Réf. : 319166

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos319/big/recto.jpg
Louis Weitten : France : Florange : 57190 : 09/03/2023
Altitude : 166 m - Taille : 13 mm
Réf. : 319167

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos319/big/verso.jpg
Louis Weitten : France : Florange : 57190 : 09/03/2023
Altitude : 166 m - Taille : 13 mm
Réf. : 319168

Thank you for your help
Louis

Posted by atylotus on 20-03-2023 09:49
#2
Tipulidae is for sure and most likely a Nephrotoma sp. (Dorsal anal lobes much smaller than dorso-lateral lobes)

Posted by lweit on 20-03-2023 11:09
#3
Thank you atylotus for your answer.

Louis