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Diptera pupa
Copyright © 2016 Matthew Bowser

Diptera pupa
Soldotna, Ski Hill Road, Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska, USA
March 10, 2016
Size: ~10 mm
On birch leaf in leaf litter
Contributed by Matthew Bowser on 11 March, 2016 - 11:11am
Last updated 24 May, 2017 - 9:08am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 24 May, 2017 - 9:08am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 30 April, 2016 - 3:05pm

Still a larva
Maybe Syrphidae? Here's a somewhat similar one:
… Charley Eiseman, 11 March, 2016 - 12:19pm

 
Maybe so
Thanks, Charley. That does look similar. I collected this and am hoping to rear the adult, so we may see.
… Matthew Bowser, 11 March, 2016 - 2:56pm

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