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Unknown aquatic larvae - Hydrochara
Copyright © 2018 Charles H Bennett

Unknown aquatic larvae - Hydrochara
Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Size: 1mm
Found in some pond water, similar habitat and size to a daphnia. I believed that photo was taken very recently (today is Nov 19, 2018).
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Contributed by wcleung on 19 November, 2018 - 8:45pm
Last updated 8 December, 2018 - 6:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 8 December, 2018 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Hydrophilidae: Hydrochara
… J. H. Epler, 20 November, 2018 - 7:07am login or register to post comments

 
Hydrochara larva
I think I took this picture around 2013, through a dissecting microscope. As I recall the larva's head, shown here, was around a millimeter across. Thanks for identifying it. I found it in bottle of water taken from a pond near Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
… Charles H. Bennett, 22 November, 2018 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you so much!
Especially with an image showing only a head!
… wcleung, 20 November, 2018 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

 
It's a rather distinctive head ...
and the characters necessary for generic placement were quite visible!
… J. H. Epler, 20 November, 2018 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

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