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Moved from Pyractomena.

… v belov, 3 March, 2013 - 8:52am

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Moved from Unidentified Firefly Larvae.

… Jim McClarin, 11 January, 2009 - 1:16pm

Pyractomena (see #15778)

… v belov, 11 January, 2009 - 12:31pm

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Moved from Fireflies.

… tom murray, 11 January, 2009 - 11:21am

Probably lightning beetle, but could be netwing beetle.

Except for a few species, I'm not sure what is netwing and what is lightning beetle.

As for size, would that be a giant tomato worm caterpillar or a newly-hatched micro-moth caterpillar?

… Jim McClarin, 24 January, 2006 - 5:55pm

Lampyridae.

A most excellent image of a firefly larva. The long "neck" is distinctive, and figuring out the genus should be relatively easy. For now, moving to Lampyridae guide page.

… Eric R. Eaton, 25 January, 2006 - 11:40am

more like the

length of an Oakworm caterpillar.

… Jonathan Burishkin, 24 January, 2006 - 7:03pm

Sorry, it was a wise-guy question.

I often place a millimeter ruler next to an insect for at least one shot so I have a means of telling how long it is. Sometimes I use a penny, which is about 19mm wide. If I'm shooting an insect on my moth sheet, I count squares (3=16mm) or threads (4 = about 1mm). Bottom line is, I know it is important to give a close estimate of the size for many insects to help in their identification.

btw, I'm still lost on size here. I don't know what size an oakworm caterpillar is at any age, but I'm sure they grow to whatever their maximum size range is from a very small thing that crawls out of a moth egg.

… Jim McClarin, 24 January, 2006 - 7:21pm

Its good to be wise :) lol

It is probably 2 1/2 or 3 inches. I dont have a ruler, but that is a good idea. I should go buy one soon.

… Jonathan Burishkin, 24 January, 2006 - 9:31pm