larva I.D please :)

[Lindsay-c]

Here are the pictures in reference to the previous thread...

Sorry they aren't very good piccies

[Dogghound]

Its from a micro moth of some description. Possibly one of the Tortricids or
Pyralids.

[Lindsay-c]

Thanks Dogghound, from what I've looked at so far it looks like you could be right...

[Lindsay-c]

Heres more pictures of this type of larvae... I have a three story hutch for my ferrets and I'm finding these in there each day in no specific area... found 4 yesterday one of which wasn't moving and looked hardened and so I thought it maybe hibernating or pupating... found one in their water dish this morning ... I wondered if they may be the type of moth larvae which you might find in your wardrobe munching away on the cotton of clothing (in this case eating my ferrets bedding but haven't found any damage yet)

or they may be feasting on crumbs left over from their food. Can;t imagine them feeding on the ferrets excrement but I don't know...

Hopefully they aren't feeding on the wood of the hutch

They vary in size but the larger ones are approximately 2cm in length.

help please !





This was the harder and immobile one:

[Lance Morgan]

These are beetle larva imo

[Lindsay-c]

Thanks you're probably right

Can anyone indentify what beetle they may turn into ?

[Lindsay-c]

To conclude:

These turned out to be the larvae of the white shouldered house moth (Endrosis Sarcitrella) and I have gotten rid of them.