Wireworm

Moved, Alleculinae larva...

Moved from Unidentified Larvae.

… Hisserdude, 20 July, 2016 - 9:37pm

Moved

Moved from Darkling Beetles.

… Charley Eiseman, 7 February, 2009 - 8:22pm

Moved

Moved from Click Beetles.

… Boris Büche, 24 April, 2007 - 11:21am

Or possibly tenebrionid

There's a fuzzy line between the morphologies of click beetle and darkling beetle larvae, both of which can resemble this one. If the head/mouthparts were pointed forward, I would say it's almost certainly an elaterid or click beetle. However, there are some elaterids that have a more downturned head like this one, which is also a trait of tenebrionid or darkling beetle larvae.

The outline of the segments on this one is more straight-lined than in most tenebrionids, but there are some tenebrionids that have a clean, straight-lined contour more like this one.

A view of the posterior might give us a clue on which way to go here. If it were cleanly rounded-to-pointed, it would definitely be an elaterid. If it had just two prominent up-curved hooks, it would definitely be a tenebrionid. There are other tail configurations, however, that could be from either family.

If you have a tail image, how about posting it so we can better evaluate this one.

… Jim McClarin, 6 January, 2006 - 5:14am

Thanks!

Alright, I'll try to get a posterior shot later today. I found it at our friend’s house and I brought it home with me in case I wanted to rear it. Thanks for both of your help.

… Matthew Roth, 6 January, 2006 - 8:38am

Done

I have uploaded a better photo. After looking, I belive it is a click beetle larva from the info you gave me. See what you think.

… Matthew Roth, 8 January, 2006 - 8:37pm

Wireworm

A click beetle larva. There's a few in the guide, none identified beyond family though.

… tom murray, 5 January, 2006 - 10:42pm