larval feeding behaviour shredding Gnawing of leaves has been described in Culiseta inornata and Aedes triseriatus larvae. Culex bitaeniorhynchus larvae feed selectively on filamentous chlorophytes. Tripteroides use the shredding feeding mode and feed on dead invertebrates. IDOMAL:0002191 IDOMAL:0002191 The gnawing and biting-off of small fragments of tissue, whether from plantsor dead invertebrates. idomal_namespace