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Larvae and puparia
Copyright © 2009 Beatriz Moisset

Larvae and puparia
Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 4, 2009
Size: +/- 4mm
Next to a puparium for size comparison. The small size of the abdomen surprises me; I guess that it will get bigger and fuller on time. Also the legs and eyes seem deflated, perhaps because the cuticle was still very weak at this point.
I will try to photograph specimens that have been sitting around for more than 24 hours.

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 5 April, 2009 - 5:05pm
Last updated 31 December, 2018 - 10:44am

Lonchaeidae
Family is Lonchaeidae.
… Joel Kits, 7 April, 2009 - 9:04pm

 
Thanks
I couldn't figure out what they were and started to wonder whether somebody could help me.
… Beatriz Moisset, 8 April, 2009 - 6:58am

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