Posted by pwalter on 30-11-2009 18:49
#1
Hi, can someone help with this ~1 cm long larva? In lake.
Posted by atylotus on 30-11-2009 23:25
#2
It is a very young stage of Anax or perhaps Hemianax. Typical are the longish eyes, which are longer than wide. The larva is too young for a species identification. If the prementum is quite long than it is most likely a A. imperator. If the prementum is short it is another species of Anax (parthenope) or Hemianax. In Aeshna (also in juveniles), the eyes are shorter and in Brachytron the eyes are even more shorter.
Edited by atylotus on 30-11-2009 23:26