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fly larvae ex. female Spharagemon crepitans

fly larvae ex. female Spharagemon crepitans
Big Scrub Area, Ocala National Forest, Marion County, Florida, USA
July 1, 2018
These larvae emerged from this grasshopper . Currently in a small container with soil - one has pupated. Thinking sarcophagidae?

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fly larvae ex. female Spharagemon crepitans flies ex. female Spharagemon crepitans - male - female flies ex. female Spharagemon crepitans - male - female flies ex. female Spharagemon crepitans - male - female

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Probably Sarcophagidae
Probably Sarcophagidae, which includes some common grasshopper parasites. A picture of the hind spiracles may confirm.

I don't recall if there are any Tachinidae. Acridomyia in the Anthomyiidae parasitizes grasshoppers ("Spiracular openings oval, arrayed in a circle on margin of spiracular plate").

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