Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 30-10-2015 01:01
#1
Hi everyone,
is someone here able to say sth. about this specimen? Length about 1,5 mm.
Thanks in advance!
Lennart
2015-10-29, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, fallow land, found in a wood pile on a piece of wood
Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 30-10-2015 09:13
Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-10-2015 01:40
#3
Most orange Diptera larvae turn out to be Cecidomyiidae. As this one appears to be living in rotten wood, I would suggest Lestremiinae, but that is just a guess - I would need to see the specimen to confirm.
Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 30-10-2015 09:13
#4
Alright, that seems plausible. I didn't know there are also saprophagous species in the family, but now I just read about it, interesting! Thank you, Tony, for your guess!
Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 10-11-2015 10:12