Worm-like larvae with a retracted head, and 4 to 6 lobes around the tip of the tail.
Worm-like larvae with a sclerotised head, and prolegs at each end of the body OR needle-like body with scetorised head and no prolegs.
Other, less common groups.
![[Zelandotipula]. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/zelandotipulamontage_b_650__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)
![Midge [Chironomus]. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/chironomus_red_cmontage_b_650_na__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)
![Shore fly [Ephydridae] larva. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/ephydrid_b_feb_03_waikatomontage_b_650_na__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)