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fly pupa - Xylophagus lugens
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

fly pupa - Xylophagus lugens
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 2, 2008
Size: 14mm
This pupa was under the same piece of pine bark as a Xylophagus larva.

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Contributed by tom murray on 2 May, 2008 - 11:24pm
Last updated 1 August, 2008 - 3:42pm

Moved
Moved from Xylophagus.
… tom murray, 1 August, 2008 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Xylophagidae.
… tom murray, 5 May, 2008 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… tom murray, 5 May, 2008 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Cool
I had an "identical" pupae emerge as a Xylophagid fly this spring, so I would say this is the same as the larva.
… Brad Barnd, 3 May, 2008 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm hoping it emerges for me
It's most likely a Xylophagid, but probably different than the other one I found with it, since the size difference is over 10mm.
… tom murray, 3 May, 2008 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

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