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| solito de solis |
Posted on 29-04-2015 17:47
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 Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
found in freshwater, filamentous algae close to the surface of a quiet pond, this larvae 3 mm length I suppose to be Ephydridae/ Setacera head profile...  the whole body (all the prolegs are not visible)...  Isn't-it ? merci SDS |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 30-04-2015 08:15
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Setacera is o.k. This large anal proleg is used for hold on to plants and filamentous algae. Ephydra spec. has about the same habitus but has a dorsal pattern of flattened spines (see http://www.dipter...to_id=8304 and http://www.dipter...to_id=8322) and occurs in brackish/marine waters. Setacera larvae and pupae cannot be Identified to species level for not all species have been described. In the Netherlands we have 3 species. It may be usefull to breed the larvae or pupa to the adult stage and identify the adult. breeding pupa of Ephydridae is very easy: put the pupa in a glass vial with some plant material and cover it with cottonwool. After a few days or 1-1.5 week the adult will emerge. Edited by atylotus on 30-04-2015 08:20 |
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| solito de solis |
Posted on 30-04-2015 09:01
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Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
I thank you a lot Atylotus and propose the clip video made during the observation of two specimens of this larvae We can see very closely the hooks, the skin and the mouth apparatus YouTube Video   SDS Edited by solito de solis on 30-04-2015 09:16 |
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| solito de solis |
Posted on 30-04-2015 09:28
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Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
last and biggest proleg |
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