Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Larva of Chironomidae? > Chironomus sp

Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 13-01-2015 19:44
#1
Hi,

does this larva belong to Chironomidae? And is more than the family identifiable?

Thanks a lot!

Greetings,

Lennart

2012-07-20, 8 a.m., Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Mohrkirch, wild meadow, puddle on a sandy way
Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 13-01-2015 19:58

Posted by atylotus on 13-01-2015 19:51
#2
Chironomus spec.: the size, the dark red color, the ventral tubuli on the pre-anal segment makes the genus recognizable, but species is name is impossible.

Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 13-01-2015 19:57
#3
wow, that's pretty pleasent - more than I expected :-)
Thank you very much!