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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Beridinae » Allognosta » Allognosta fuscitarsis
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Something - Allognosta fuscitarsis - male
Copyright © 2014 Charley Eiseman

Something - Allognosta fuscitarsis - Male
Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
October 21, 2014
Size: 8 mm
Just found this writhing on the kitchen counter, near a pile of zucchini.

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 21 October, 2014 - 11:04am
Last updated 31 March, 2015 - 1:40pm

Moved
Moved from Allognosta.
… Charley Eiseman, 31 March, 2015 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
Norm Woodley says: "I am fairly certain that your larva is in the genus Allognosta, subfamily Beridinae. They occur in moist humus habitats." I'm going to try to rear it.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 October, 2014 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 October, 2014 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Stratiomyid larva?
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 October, 2014 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Definitely a fly at least.
Stratiomyidae was my first thought too, but this doesn't quite look like the typical ones I've seen. Maybe something else, maybe just a species that isn't typical?
… Natalie Hernandez, 21 October, 2014 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
I'm thinking Beridinae

I thought the head was really weird for a fly larva, but it's very similar to this one:
… Charley Eiseman, 21 October, 2014 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

 
Ah, yep.
That resembles this specimen. I bet that's what it is.

Lots of fly larvae have strange head capsules! They're so cute.
… Natalie Hernandez, 21 October, 2014 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

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