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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Xylophagidae » Coenomyia » Coenomyia ferruginea
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pupa case and fly i.d. - Coenomyia ferruginea
Copyright © 2018 mholland

pupa case and fly i.d. - Coenomyia ferruginea
Vershire, Orange County, Vermont, USA
May 30, 2018
This fly and the pupa case were found in close proximity in a greenhouse. Pupa case was mostly buried in soil and was extracted by person who discovered it.
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Contributed by mholland on 31 May, 2018 - 10:56am
Last updated 31 May, 2018 - 12:46pm

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Moved from ID Request.

I can't say for sure whether or not the puparium belongs to the fly. Perhaps others will know.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 May, 2018 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Xylophagid pupa
Just wanted to point out that this is a naked pupa, not a puparium (which would be the pupa surround by the hardened larval skin).
… Charley Eiseman, 29 January, 2019 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
A sloppy characterization on my part.
Thanks for the correction.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 January, 2019 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

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