pointy-end underbark larvae - Xylophagus

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Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

pointy-end underbark larvae - Xylophagus

Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
March 1, 2007
Size: 10 - 25 mm

I have often encountered larvae that looked like these under bark but have never photographed them before that I recall. There could be more than one similar species here. I collected these from several tree species.

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pointy-end underbark larvae - Xylophagus

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 4 March, 2007 - 6:19pm
Last updated 29 October, 2014 - 2:54pm

Moved

Moved from Xylophagus.

… John F. Carr, 29 October, 2014 - 2:54pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… Martin Hauser, 4 March, 2007 - 8:35pm

Xylophagidae

These are larvae of the family Xylophagidae, likely the genus Xylophagus. The pointed end is the head and the forked end is the rear... they are a bit strange looking creatures, but as you said, not unkommom...

… Martin Hauser, 4 March, 2007 - 8:34pm

I *did* have the ends reversed :-)

Thanks for orienting me, Martin.

… Jim McClarin, 4 March, 2007 - 9:25pm

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