Re: [Killietalk] larva ID ?

[anıl saldıran <hijra82 at gmail_com>]

Thanks much Lawrence, I think you're right. For some reason I was
worried it might be a predator, good to know it feeds on plants.
Another mystery solved :)

Anil from Istanbul


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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:32:31 -0400
From: Lawrence Swanson <lswanso4 at tampabay_rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] larva ID ?
To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>

It appears to be a larval dipteran, probably family Ptychopteridae
(phantom crane flies). I can't see all the characters I would need to
make a firm identification in the photo. They occur in rivers, where
they burrow in the bottom. They feed on aquatic plants.

Larry Swanson
Palmetto, FL

an?l sald?ran wrote:
> Anyone able to ID this one ?
> It came in the net with fish from a river. I suspect a flying insect
> larva but couldn't find which one.
>
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