Thread subject: Diptera.info :: orange diptera? larvae -> Cecidomyiidae

Posted by Michael Becker on 28-01-2009 16:56
#1
Hello,

here is another larvae, also from the decaying interior of a Cirsium arvense stem. It's from last weekend. Length was about 7-8mm. Is it diptera? Any suggestions what it could be?

Thanks,
Michael
Edited by Michael Becker on 28-01-2009 19:58

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 28-01-2009 19:08
#2
A predating or mycetophagous cecidomyid gnat larva

Posted by Michael Becker on 28-01-2009 19:57
#3
Thank you for your answer. That's a more precise answer than I expected.

Michael

Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-01-2009 00:56
#4
Valery -
The orange colour I know is typical for many cecids, but I was puzzled by the pair of long curved spines - is this something you've seen in cecids before?
Edited by Tony Irwin on 30-01-2009 00:58

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 30-01-2009 05:42
#5
Tony - I am sorry - I omitted the key word STEM.

Let me think a bit more... I had many thistle stems in my life...

Posted by Cranefly on 30-01-2009 11:26
#6
Are you sure it is Diptera not Coleoptera?
At least not Cecidomyiidae really.