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Photo#21766
Mystery larva

Mystery larva
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
June 22, 2005
Size: 10 mm
See remarks on underside view.

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Mystery larva Mystery larva

Moved
Moved from Carrion Beetles.

Artjom Zaitsev says,
"This larvae is certainly of Cychrine Carabidae, but I'm not sure about the genus..."

The head on a typical silphid larva is broad and rounded
whereas mine looks flattened, even a bit concave, and more like a carabid's.


Also notice that the example in this thumbnail has typical sawtooth dorsal margin whereas mine has no such appearance.

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

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