Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Milesiina » Spilomyia » Spilomyia citima
Photo#407111
Spilomyia larva? - Spilomyia citima
Copyright © 2010 Emily N

Spilomyia larva? - Spilomyia citima
Pullman , Whitman County, Washington, USA
March 23, 2010
Size: 1.5 cm
I found this among a dozen or so in a tree hole. I took 4 to try to hatch out. One appears to have hatched while I was away for several days (the main photo in this submission). It took 2 1/2 months to hatch. The larvae undulate in the water with the narrow end at the air/water interface. When the water level is low, they move along the bottom of the container with by contraction and extension.

Images of this individual: tag all
Spilomyia? - Spilomyia citima Spilomyia larva? - Spilomyia citima Spilomyia? - Spilomyia citima
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Emily N on 7 June, 2010 - 1:40pm
Last updated 9 October, 2015 - 8:54am

Moved
Moved from Spilomyia.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 9 October, 2015 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

Larva/pupa?
I know very little but comparing this specimen to other larvae and pupae in the Syrphidae family, it looks like in between the two, more like pupa than larva.
… Beatriz Moisset, 8 June, 2010 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

 
This is a larvae. When they a
This is a larvae. When they are white and squishy and move around they are larvae, the pupa is brown not hard on the outside and does not move.
It is great that the larvae are found and reared! Awesome find! Very typical larvae...
… Martin Hauser, 13 September, 2010 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 June, 2010 - 6:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 June, 2010 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact