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 larva in decaying tree
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| Keith Short |
Posted on 21-07-2020 21:40
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Member Location: Loves Park, Illinois, USA Posts: 37 Joined: 10.07.12 |
I found this larva in a tree that was rotting in a forest in Northern Illinois. I was searching for fungus gnats but did not find any. I took a cup of the rotting material and processed it in a Belize Funnel and got this critter. It has grown considerably in the week since I found it eating? There were some Drosophila melanogaster larvae available as well as potting soil in the container where it was kept. The posterior reminds me of a dolichopod, but the anterior end does not look a thing like a doli. Anterior closeup Posterior closeup Keith Short attached the following image:  [84.01Kb] Edited by Keith Short on 21-07-2020 21:43 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 28-07-2020 16:11
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1164 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Do you have a photo of the head? Looks like Dolichopodidae or Rhagionidae to me |
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