Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Larva ID Please
Posted by Subhajit Roy on 08-08-2014 18:37
#1
Larva seen in a small dirty water body in Durgapur, INDIA
Posted by John Carr on 08-08-2014 19:10
#2
It resembles a midge larva (Chironomidae or Ceratopogonidae), having a contrasting head capsule with eyespot. I don't know of any midge larvae with anterior but not posterior prolegs.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 08-08-2014 20:40
#3
My initial reaction was Coleoptera, but we'd need a better photo to say anything meaningful
Posted by atylotus on 08-08-2014 20:43
#4
I would say a beetle larvae within the family Hydrophilidae. In Europe I would say something like Enochrus, Helochares, Hydrobius etc. but in your faunal area? What is the approximate size?