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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera) » Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalinae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalus) » Western Dobsonfly (Corydalus texanus)
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Large larva - Corydalus texanus
Copyright © 2017 Andy Lazere

Large larva - Corydalus texanus
Maple Springs Truck Trail, Orange County, California, USA
May 24, 2017
On the order of 5 cm, In foothill stream.
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Contributed by Andy Lazere on 24 May, 2017 - 11:01pm
Last updated 27 May, 2017 - 1:25pm

Moved
Moved from Dobsonflies and Fishflies.
… Andy Lazere, 27 May, 2017 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 May, 2017 - 4:58am login or register to post comments

 
ID
Review of my image indicates that the lateral appendages 4 through 12 are lateral filaments. There is no breathing tube present. This makes it a Dobsonfly, not a Fishfly. Review of BugGuide indicates the only Dobsonfly in Southern California is Corydalus texanus. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/4872
… Andy Lazere, 27 May, 2017 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Locally known
The only Corylidae that I see in Hogue, Insects of the LA Basin is Neohermes filicornis. An internet search fails to produce an image of the larva
… Andy Lazere, 26 May, 2017 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

larva, rather -- ought to be a corydalid
hope Brady Richards chimes in
… v belov, 24 May, 2017 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

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