Larva of Platycampus luridiventris on alder

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Larvae of Platycampus luridiventris feed on the underside of leafs of the three alder species Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, and Alnus viridis.The body is dorso-ventrally flattend and thus, these cryptic larvae are hard to detect. P. luridiventris has an larval development time of up to three month and can be found till late autumn.


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