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syrphid larvae - Scaeva affinis

syrphid larvae - Scaeva affinis
Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA
May 29, 2010
Size: 8mm
Possible ID please

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Moved

 
Thank you everyone!
for the ID

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae and Puparia.
We can safely move it to subfamily; aphid eaters belong to Syrphinae. It may even be Scaeva, but I don't know enough to be sure.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Looks more like
a syrphid fly larva

 
found
with a bunch of aphids as you can see by one photo

 
I
wouldn't have guessed that...thank you

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