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Pseudomallada (cf. fortunata) - Eggs, a day before hatching Sloppy photo of the eggs that produces the larvae below a day later:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90096/pseudomallada_cf._fortunata_-_freshly_hatched_larvae.html" title="Pseudomallada (cf. fortunata) - Freshly hatched larvae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/90096_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VxLJUBFLELdN4%2FBZaa%2BFkuldR7k%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Pseudomallada (cf. fortunata) - Freshly hatched larvae Going by the long hairs these should be debris-carrying larvae and hence on the Canary Islands some Pseudomallada.<br /> Going by what little is known about the distribution of Chrysopidae over the islands, on La Palma currently Pseudomallada fortunata is the only Pseudomallada that has been recorded there, so it is likely that species, but no way to truly identify to species at this stage.<br /> Biota still has it as genus Dichochrysa, but an update on that is long overdue.<br /> https://www.biodiversidadcanarias.es/biota/especie/A06233<br /> <br /> Same set of eggs, one day earlier:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90153/pseudomallada_cf._fortunata_-_eggs_a_day_before_hatching.html Chrysopidae,Geotagged,Hatching,La Palma (Canary Islands),Pseudomallada,Pseudomallada fortunata,Spain" /></a></figure> Chrysopidae,Eggs,Geotagged,La Palma (Canary Islands),Pseudomallada,Pseudomallada fortunata,Spain Click/tap to enlarge

Pseudomallada (cf. fortunata) - Eggs, a day before hatching

Sloppy photo of the eggs that produces the larvae below a day later:

Pseudomallada (cf. fortunata) - Freshly hatched larvae Going by the long hairs these should be debris-carrying larvae and hence on the Canary Islands some Pseudomallada.<br /> Going by what little is known about the distribution of Chrysopidae over the islands, on La Palma currently Pseudomallada fortunata is the only Pseudomallada that has been recorded there, so it is likely that species, but no way to truly identify to species at this stage.<br /> Biota still has it as genus Dichochrysa, but an update on that is long overdue.<br /> https://www.biodiversidadcanarias.es/biota/especie/A06233<br /> <br /> Same set of eggs, one day earlier:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90153/pseudomallada_cf._fortunata_-_eggs_a_day_before_hatching.html Chrysopidae,Geotagged,Hatching,La Palma (Canary Islands),Pseudomallada,Pseudomallada fortunata,Spain

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Uploaded Feb 21, 2020. Captured in Camino el Pedregal, 38769 El Pedregal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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