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09-02-2011, 04:14 PM
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| | | Identify insect larva
This landed on the back of my hand yesterday in a woodland clearing. It was about 2mm long. 
Does anyone have any idea what kind of insect larva it might be please? |
09-02-2011, 04:21 PM
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| | | Re: Identify insect larva
Possibly a leaf hopper or frog hopper of some type.
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11-02-2011, 08:20 PM
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| | | Re: Identify insect larva
Thanks for your reply. Yes, nymph of a frog hopper or leaf hopper seems likely but in spite of spending ages on the internet looking for photos I have failed to find a match - most are only illustrated as adults. Does anyone out there know where I might be able to find pictures of British leaf/frog hopper nymphs? |
11-02-2011, 08:37 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
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| | | Re: Identify insect larva
Evening Mari, and welcome to WAB! 
Your bug is a Plant Hopper nymph, family Delphacidae.
In answer to your last question, Google ' British Bugs' and go for the .org.uk site.
Take care, Jason
Last edited by Jason Green; 11-02-2011 at 08:39 PM.
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13-02-2011, 08:47 AM
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| | | Re: Identify insect larva
Thanks Jason - much appreciated. I will certainly make the British Bug site my first place to look in future.
Plant Hoppers are obviously very difficult to identify down to species level. |
13-02-2011, 10:12 AM
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| |  Re: Identify insect larva
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Originally Posted by Marilinda  Thanks Jason - much appreciated. I will certainly make the British Bug site my first place to look in future.
Plant Hoppers are obviously very difficult to identify down to species level. | The 2 guys- Tristan + Joe- who run that site are both fairly regular on WAB, though I know Joe has recently moved to China, so any unidentified bug photos could be posted on here + I'm sure you'll get an ID, not always to species , from one of these guys. |
04-09-2011, 08:39 AM
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| | | Re: Identify insect larva
Issus coleptratus - the "tail" and general bumpiness are distinctive.
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05-09-2011, 08:16 PM
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| | | Re: Identify insect larva
Thank you very much - that's brilliant and so kind of you to get back to me. I have just rubbed out the ? in my notebook and inserted the correct name.
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