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 Beetle? Larva on Lathyrus tuberosus
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| Gerrit Oehm |
Posted on 27-04-2022 17:16
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 180 Joined: 26.11.11 |
I found this larvae in between leaves of Lathyrus tuberosus in the Rhön region in central Germany on an agricultural field. Any ideas what it might be? Here are more photos: https://www.inatu...s/97332620 Edit: Thanks John for the comment- should I take it out of this forum then into the other folder? Gerrit Oehm attached the following image:  [71.76Kb] Edited by Gerrit Oehm on 28-04-2022 06:21 |
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| John v |
Posted on 28-04-2022 04:36
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 Member Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 14 Joined: 08.10.21 |
Hi Gerrit, looking at this photo and your others on iNaturalist I do not think this is a fly larva. In this photo as well as the one on iNaturalist here -- https://www.inatu.../161853074, you can see dark knobs on the thoracic segments that would appear to be leg stubs. Also on both photos I think I can partly make out a black head capsule although the head is never in full view. And, those almost look like ampullae (essentially, dorsal prolegs) on the back of the larva. Taking all those things together, I would guess beetle larva.
Edited by John v on 28-04-2022 04:38 |
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| Gerrit Oehm |
Posted on 28-04-2022 06:19
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 180 Joined: 26.11.11 |
Thank you @John that makes sense! |
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