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| Josef Buecker |
Posted on 20-06-2008 22:28
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 Member Location: Hagen, Germany Posts: 616 Joined: 03.02.08 |
Hello Forum, this larva (?) was in a drop of brownish water (left part), that was fixed on a leaf of Phalaris arundinacea. It became visible, when I removed the water (right part). Does anybody know, what kind of insect it is? A larva of coleoptera? Hagen, NRW, Germany, alder marshland, 175 msm, June 17th 2008 Best regards, Josef Josef Buecker attached the following image:  [139.39Kb] |
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| socrates |
Posted on 21-06-2008 06:17
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Member Location: California Posts: 109 Joined: 11.02.07 |
yes..looks like a coleopterous larva to me.
tempus fugit |
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 21-06-2008 11:15
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 654 Joined: 17.10.06 |
It looks like either a chrysomelid or a weevil, though I don't know any that feed on Phalaris. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 21-06-2008 11:50
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7285 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Oulema melanopa feeds on Phalaris. This larva looks very like it!
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Josef Buecker |
Posted on 21-06-2008 18:24
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Member Location: Hagen, Germany Posts: 616 Joined: 03.02.08 |
Thanks to Socrates, John and especially to Tony. Josef |
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| Sue Southway |
Posted on 24-06-2008 16:35
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Member Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK Posts: 32 Joined: 07.03.07 |
Definitely Oulema melanopa, they cover themselves in their own excrement for defence, and there are a lot about this year leaving little splodges on my jeans as I walk through wheat crops!! Sue  |
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