at a cone of larch (Larix) I found frass, making me curious what was inside.
By cutting the cone in half, a mine in the center of the cone became visible, filled with more frass. An orange/reddish maggot was there, too.
It reminds me of a gall midge larva, however, I cannot find any Information about reddish larvae inside cones of larch.
There is Lasiomma laricicola, but as far as I found out, larvae are whitish.
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys...
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Anyone has "Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 3. Adult Males Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 34"?
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Does someone has a scan of Nartshuk E.P. 2003. Key to families of Diptera (Insecta) of the fauna of Russian and adjacent countries. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute Vol. 294: 1-252 for me?
