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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » unidentified crane fly larvae and pupae
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Copyright © 2021 Dorothy E. Pugh

Larva
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
February 7, 2021
Seems similar to a syrphid fly larva that was eating aphids this past summer.

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Contributed by Dorothy E. Pugh on 7 February, 2021 - 10:11pm
Last updated 8 February, 2021 - 9:20pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 8 February, 2021 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

I would say
Diptera but not Syrphidae. Couldn't tell ya beyond that.
… John van der Linden, 7 February, 2021 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Do you have any information
on where this larva was found (habitat)?
… John van der Linden, 7 February, 2021 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Found in a wooded area
but appeared on a trail bollard.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 7 February, 2021 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

Crane Fly?


Hold on to see if others agree.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 February, 2021 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

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