Monday, 20 January 2020

Lonchaea patens, Cullaloe Hills, NT1888, 11.i.2020

A larva found in a wet pocket of Fraxinus on the 12th January which I initially planned to rear out. However, since I had already examined another lonchaeid larva I decided to compare this one. This one was much easier to determine with the RES Lonchaeidae book, though the other one may also give itself up eventually.

Habitus

Posterior spiracles

Head skeleton and toroidal mouthhooks

Anterior spiracle post KOH application

Various spicules, including anal (bottomlright)

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