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 Dipteran larva?
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 19-05-2020 20:34
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Hi, These photos were shared on a facebook group about portuguese Diptera. I have no idea what this is, so I asked the photographer for permission to share the photos here. This specimen appeared in a box where a cricket nymph was being reared. The cricket was dead, but without an apparent exit hole. I'm not sure if it is a dipteran larva, those leg-like appendages don't seem right. What do you think it could be? location: Portugal date: May 2020 Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [64.39Kb] |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 19-05-2020 20:34
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-05-2020 10:08
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Weird thing. What about the size?
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 20-05-2020 13:20
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
I was told it measures about 1.5 cm. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-05-2020 13:21
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Better check out larvae of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera), then.
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 21-05-2020 06:10
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you Paul! It looks a good bet! With luck we will get an adult so we can be sure.  |
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