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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Larvae
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fly larva
Copyright © 2020 Stylurus

fly larva
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
April 13, 2020
Size: approx. 28mm
Ken W. suggested 1796751 taken a couple of days earlier at same location could be soldier fly larva

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Contributed by Stylurus on 14 April, 2020 - 2:41pm
Last updated 14 April, 2020 - 5:17pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 April, 2020 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae?
Hi,
This looks like it could be a larva of a fly in the Stratiomyidae: the soldier flies.
I am not sure of the genus, however.
… Andrew Caudillo, 14 April, 2020 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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