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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Ctenophorinae » Phoroctenia » Phoroctenia vittata » Ctenophora vittata angustipennis (Phoroctenia vittata angustipennis)

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Copyright © 2006 Albert jo (sung wook)

stagbeetle eaters 2 - Phoroctenia vittata

burnaby, vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Size: 4cm

this strange worm lives inside of dead oak logs and eats variouse larvae of beetles. Especially stagbeetles...

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stagbeetle eaters 2 - Phoroctenia vittata

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stagbeetle eaters 2 - Phoroctenia vittata

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Contributed by Albert jo (sung wook) on 24 May, 2006 - 7:40pm
Last updated 12 June, 2022 - 5:42pm

Moved

Moved from Ctenophora apicata.

… Even Dankowicz, 12 June, 2022 - 5:42pm

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Phoroctenia vittata

The location and coloration look like a good match for Phoroctenia vittata

… Joe R., 14 July, 2018 - 9:20pm

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Moved

Moved from Ctenophora.

… Chen Young, 14 June, 2012 - 10:15pm

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Larva

of Ctenophora . Probably Ctenophora apicata based on the adult image (note the wing is lighter in your image compare to here, but this group has wide range of wing color within species. The larva of species of Ctenophora live and feed on decaying woods as where you have found them. - Chen

… Chen Young, 24 May, 2006 - 8:23pm

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thanks

you mean they are not flesh-eaters?
I said that because I found one chewing a larva of stagbeetle.

… Albert jo (sung wook), 24 May, 2006 - 8:26pm

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They

maybe an opportunitist, eat whatever in their way. There is very little known about the larva life way of crane flies, any finding would be new and interesting. I will keep your observation in mind and add to the crane fly website when updating the life history of various group of crane flies later. Thanks, - Chen

… Chen Young, 24 May, 2006 - 8:30pm

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.

I am glad that my little experience actually helped you

… Albert jo (sung wook), 24 May, 2006 - 8:35pm

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