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 Unknown New Zealand larva
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| moores |
Posted on 25-12-2012 09:14
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Hi all This ethanol-preserved larva was found in a stream sample but it may well be a terrestrial from surrounding riparian vegetation. The full body shot is 34X, the tail has a tipulid-like arrangement, magnified 160X, and the retracted head magnified 86X. moores attached the following image:  [147.72Kb] |
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| moores |
Posted on 25-12-2012 09:16
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Tipulid-like tail of unknown larva, 160X
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| moores |
Posted on 25-12-2012 09:18
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Retracted head, X86
moores attached the following image:  [165.82Kb] |
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| moores |
Posted on 25-12-2012 09:20
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Any suggestions would be most appreciated - a suggested family would be great! Thanks all |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 25-12-2012 11:01
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
looks more like a Sciomyzidae to me, although I'm not familiar with your fauna it shows some similarity with NW-European Sciomyzidae larvae |
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| moores |
Posted on 02-01-2013 05:37
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Thanks atylotus I saw on Google images some similar-looking larvae suggested to be sciomyzids but they're very different to the aquatic sciomyzids we commonly find find in NZ streams. Cheers |
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