Early stages - genus Stratiomys

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Recognising the genus

ID features for genus Stratiomys

1. Stratiomys larvae (potentially of more than one species)

Photos by Judy Webb. Judy has reared S. chamaeleon, S. potamida and S. singularior.

Stratiomys larva

Stratiomys larva

Stratiomys larva

Stratiomys larva camouflaged with mud

Stratiomys larva using its 'float bristles' at the tip of the abdomen to enable it to breathe

Stratiomys puparium

Stratiomys puparia; the body is often hidden in mud or moss, leaving the 'tail' raised

Stratiomys chamaeleon freshly emerged from a puparia

Stratiomys egg mass

Stratiomys egg mass