help identifying mystery larvae

puppincuff@cox.net puppincuff@cox.net
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:56:42 PDT
They're beetle larvae,possibly click beetle (Elateridae)
---- David Pilling <pbs@pilling.demon.co.uk> wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> I was replanting lily bulbs yesterday when I noticed some larvae 
> apparently nibbling at them, see this photo:
> 
> http://www.pilling.demon.co.uk/mysterybugs.jpg
> 
> I'd be grateful if anyone knows what they are. The 1 pound coin they are 
> crawling on is around an inch in diameter. Too big for fungus gnats and 
> vine weevil look different. They are dark brown to black.
> 
> 
> 
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> David Pilling
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