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Dioprosopa clavata larva on Asclepias curassavica - Dioprosopa clavata

Dioprosopa clavata larva on Asclepias curassavica - Dioprosopa clavata
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
October 3, 2018

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Just curious...
Can you tell us how you arrived at the species? The D. clavata larvae currently in the Guide were reared to adulthood and then identified.

 
ID by entomologist Val Bugh
Also, they're abundant in my yard in larval, pupal, and adult stages, and I don't have any other similar Syrphidae species at this time. I "accidentally" raised some inside while rearing several generations of Oncopeltus fasciatus and Labidomera clivicollis.

 
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