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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Epistrophe
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6009602 larva - Epistrophe
Copyright © 2006 Rob Curtis

6009602 larva - Epistrophe
Ryerson CA, Lake County, Illinois, USA
July 23, 2006
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 19 August, 2006 - 5:11pm
Last updated 8 September, 2006 - 8:10pm

Syrphid larva?
I'm thinking this is the larva of one of the aphid-eating syrphid flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 September, 2006 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Since found it to be Epistrop
Since found it to be Epistrophe emarginata.
… Rob Curtis, 8 September, 2006 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

 
?
When was this larva IDed and how?
… Beatriz Moisset, 29 November, 2009 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Martin Hauser recognized it.
Martin Hauser recognized it.
… Rob Curtis, 30 November, 2009 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

 
Good!
Perhaps, we should ask Martin to go through our unidentified Syrphid larvae. We have several similar to this, (with some sort of fringe around the edges) such as:

Also, if you are certain about the species ID, I will create a new page, where this one can sit in splendid isolation.
… Beatriz Moisset, 30 November, 2009 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

Can you give some idea of size?
We're thinking this might be a tortoise beetle larva or something like it, but before we go searching, it would be nice to know the size to know if we are even in the ballpark on this.
… john and jane balaban, 19 August, 2006 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Could it be a slug moth?
in the family Limacodidae?
… Cliff Bernzweig, 20 August, 2006 - 1:14am login or register to post comments

 
I think it was probably about
I think it was probably about 3/8"-1/2"
… Rob Curtis, 19 August, 2006 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Jim McClarin had something similar
at . Maybe he'll recognize it.
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2006 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

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