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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Gall Midges and Wood Midges (Cecidomyiidae) » Porricondylinae
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Copyright © 2012 Kim Fleming

larva
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
December 26, 2012
I'm seeing plenty of these in the leaf litter now. Is it some sort of midge larva, fly larva or something else?
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Contributed by Kim Fleming on 28 December, 2012 - 10:08am
Last updated 28 December, 2012 - 6:37pm

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… John F. Carr, 28 December, 2012 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

Cecidomyiidae larva
Kim you are right on this one. It is definetly a midge larva (cecidomyiidae). They are plentiful in the newly fallen leaf pack and graze on the mycelial growth. This one looks very much like it fits the subfamily Porricondylinae.It has the light pink outline with an orange mid-gut. You have a great photo here.
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Thanks. great info!
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