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Fly Larva - Tanyptera dorsalis
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Fly Larva - Tanyptera dorsalis
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 10, 2006
Size: 25mm
There were at least 6 of these larvae inside tunnels in a rotting log.

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Fly Larva - Tanyptera dorsalis Fly Larva - Tanyptera dorsalis - female Fly Larva - Tanyptera dorsalis - female Fly Larva - Tanyptera dorsalis - female
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Contributed by tom murray on 12 May, 2006 - 11:02pm
Last updated 1 June, 2006 - 12:31pm

Probably cranefly
I've had quite a few craneflies develop from larvae that look much like this one, collected in moist, rotting wood.
… Jim McClarin, 13 May, 2006 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Cranefly larva
That's what it must be. Thanks Jim.
… tom murray, 13 May, 2006 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

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