Thread subject: Diptera.info :: larva of snakefly (Raphidioptera)
Posted by basileus on 06-10-2022 20:50
#1
Is it possible to identify family/genus of this larva? Western region of Ukraine, October 2022.
Posted by eklans on 07-10-2022 08:55
#2
Hi basileus, the 3rd abdominal segment is hard to see and it would help, if we knew where you've found it: under bark of dead wood?
The image shows a late instar larva of
Phaeostigma notata, that I've found under loose bark of a dead spruce and your's could be the same:
Edited by eklans on 07-10-2022 09:26
Posted by basileus on 07-10-2022 19:54
#3
eklans wrote:
Hi basileus, the 3rd abdominal segment is hard to see and it would help, if we knew where you've found it: under bark of dead wood?
The image shows a late instar larva of Phaeostigma notata, that I've found under loose bark of a dead spruce and your's could be the same:
I found a larva on the metal fence of a road bridge over a river. Trees are close to the bridge. The larva crawls on metal. The next day I saw the larva again in the same place. She was active.
Posted by eklans on 08-10-2022 09:35
#4
If you see it again, please try to make a photo with focus of the 3rd abdominal segment. Usually the larvae live under bark (like the common
Phaostigma notata - no continuous centerline) or in the root area of trees or shrubs (like the common
Dichrostigma flavipes - continuous centerline).
Posted by basileus on 08-10-2022 17:21
#5
eklans wrote:
If you see it again, please try to make a photo with focus of the 3rd abdominal segment. Usually the larvae live under bark (like the common Phaostigma notata - no continuous centerline) or in the root area of trees or shrubs (like the common Dichrostigma flavipes - continuous centerline).
Thank you much!