Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Larvae of Lepidoptera

Posted by hedy2411 on 11-01-2013 20:50
#1
Is to say which larvae this is...?
Found 11-10-08 in Zeist, Holland
Edited by hedy2411 on 06-02-2013 20:48

Posted by Paul Beuk on 12-01-2013 10:39
#2
Stratiomyidae

Posted by hedy2411 on 12-01-2013 13:11
#3
Thank you for your reaction Paul!!

Regards,
Hedy

Posted by atylotus on 12-01-2013 22:20
#4
sorry, but I disagree with Stratiomyidae. It is not even a Diptera, and my best guess is a Lepidoptera.

Posted by hedy2411 on 06-02-2013 20:48
#5
Ah, difficult one, thank you for your guess too atylotus!

Regards,
Hedy

Posted by Tony Irwin on 06-02-2013 21:34
#6
And some Chrysomelidae larvae have bristles like these.
Did you make a note of the size of the larva, and what species of plant it was on?

Posted by John Carr on 06-02-2013 22:12
#7
A starting point is number of proper legs, not including prolegs. Diptera larvae are always legless. Caterpillars and beetles normally have three pairs of legs.