Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dichochrysa spec.

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 09-11-2007 21:40
#1

hi otherinsektlarvaforum,

I think this larva is something like Dichochrysa spec.?
Or is it Micromus tasmaniae?
Some larvae dress them selve with plant-trash, this one doesn't?
But my experience with these kind of insekts is not much.
I hope someone can tell some more about these specie?

size:~8-9mm
place: bridge Amsterdam Forest

Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 09-11-2007 23:52

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 09-11-2007 21:40
#2

pic 2

Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 09-11-2007 21:41

Posted by pierred on 10-11-2007 08:57
#3

Hello,

It is hard to distinguish between Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae. Some larva use remains of their preys to hide themselves inboth families, as far as I know. There is a way to make a distinction by the opening of the mouth parts and the proportions of the head, but I never succeeded.

By the way, there is something of the neck of this specimen...

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 11-11-2007 21:22
#4

Thank you Pierre for your answer.
:)

I'll call it Micromus sp. with a question mark.
The findingplace was next to water.


Posted by Isidro on 11-11-2007 23:07
#5

But it's not a Diptera, it's a Neuroptera.

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 12-11-2007 00:10
#6

hi Isidro,

You are right, I posted this item in the wrong topic.
It must be in the other-insektforumtopic.

excuse me :(