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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » unidentified immatures of Didea or Megasyrphus
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Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Larva
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 11, 2011
Syrphid?

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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 12 February, 2014 - 11:46am
Last updated 10 January, 2021 - 9:46pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Immature Stages.
… Even Dankowicz, 10 January, 2021 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Unidentified immature stages.
… Beatriz Moisset, 30 May, 2015 - 7:20am login or register to post comments

Jeff Skevington says, "Yes, we think it is a syrphid.
"Not sure about the genus. Maybe Dasysyrphus but don't put that down as it is a bit of a guess. We have built a large DNA library to help with larval ID. If you want to encourage people to photograph larval syrphids them pickle them in alcohol and send them to me, we can identify them and build a much better larval photo library. Rearing is an option but it is slow and often without reward."

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… v belov, 25 March, 2014 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
If I find more unusual larvae I'll consider sending them to Jeff.
… John Rosenfeld, 25 March, 2014 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

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