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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Ephydroidea » Shore Flies (Ephydridae) » Ephydrinae » Ephydrini » Cirrula » Alkali Fly (Cirrula hians)
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Mono Lake alkali fly larva - Cirrula hians
Copyright © 2017 Joyce Gross

Mono Lake alkali fly larva - Cirrula hians
Old Marina area, Mono Lake, Mono County, California, USA
August 8, 2015

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 6 January, 2017 - 5:38pm

Wow!
I know this was posted back in 2017, but I just have to say these photographs are stunning! I never thought I'd ever call a maggot "beautiful", but here we are! Absolutely stunning!
… Jonas Insinga, 31 January, 2021 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Jonas, you may also enjoy Chaoborus larvae
...e.g., check out Joyce's post below:

 
… Aaron Schusteff, 7 February, 2021 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

Cool
I wish all the ephydrid larvae were this photogenic!
… Brady Richards, 6 January, 2017 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Give 'em to Joyce to photograph
...and they will be :-)
… Aaron Schusteff, 21 January, 2017 - 2:34am login or register to post comments

 
it's
good that there are people who fully appreciate fly larvae! :)
… Joyce Gross, 31 January, 2017 - 1:52am login or register to post comments

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