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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Xylophagidae » Xylophagus » larvae and pupae (Xylophagus larvae and pupae)
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Larva - Xylophagus
Copyright © 2008 Cody R. Hough

Larva - Xylophagus
Bicentennial Park, Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
March 21, 2008
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Contributed by Cody R. Hough on 21 March, 2008 - 11:39pm
Last updated 29 October, 2014 - 2:55pm

Moved
Moved from Xylophagus.
… John F. Carr, 29 October, 2014 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Xylophagidae.
… Cody R. Hough, 22 March, 2008 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

Xylophagidae
Xylophagids have very distinctive larvae. You can't really see it in this image, but the posterior (pointing to the right in this image) should have two fork-like, heavily sclerotized projections. Very cool beasts.
… Ray Fisher, 22 March, 2008 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

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