Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psychodidae larva ?
Posted by pat_der2003 on 04-04-2020 05:46
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Hello,
I have collected it in France, 30 km from inner Paris, early march 2020, in aquatic vegetation growing in a little stream coming from a kind of pound.
At this stage, it was 550 µm long, so very small.
I observed it under a microscope.
On a famous social network, a microscope group, one told me "Drain fly larva".
So could it be a Psychodidae's larva ?
Thanks ! :)
Posted by pat_der2003 on 04-04-2020 05:47
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Posted by pat_der2003 on 04-04-2020 05:51
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Unfortunately, I lost it ...
Could those views allow to go further in identification ? Looking at the short size, could it be a larva of first instar ?
Thanks !
Edited by pat_der2003 on 04-04-2020 06:07
Posted by atylotus on 04-04-2020 08:04
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This is a very young stage of a Psychodidae. Unfortunately it is impossible to ID it any further....larvae are notoriously difficult. It looks a bit like Pericoma or Satcheliella, but again, very difficult
Posted by pat_der2003 on 04-04-2020 10:53
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Well, thank you very much for your answer !! :)