| Re: Please identify this larvae for me
Paul is quite right! I was far too gloomy and did not reflect that I might have disheartened you.
There are beetle families where its much easier to get to species: ladybirds and leaf beetles come to mind. They also have their own fascinating behaviours which are well worth watching: for instance, ladybirds searching for aphids on a leaf, or attacking another ladybird pupa; tortoise beetle larvae (Cassida sp) camouflaged with little piles of their own excrement on their backs, and so on.
I think there are keys available to assign a beetle larva to family, but I couldn't find if there was a current one in English. Perhaps someone else can help.
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