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Aquatic fly larva
Copyright © 2008 Charley Eiseman

Aquatic fly larva
Tucson, Arizona, USA
July 19, 2008
Size: ~25 mm
Saw many of these in a big puddle. They seemed to be feeding on algae on the bottom, while keeping their posterior ends at the surface to breathe.

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 5 October, 2008 - 7:50pm
Last updated 25 January, 2011 - 11:13am

Moved
Moved from Larvae.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 January, 2011 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae: Stratiomyini
This is probably either Odontomyia or Hedriodiscus
… Norm Woodley, 25 January, 2011 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
… v belov, 22 March, 2009 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae
Charley-

This is the larva of an aquatic Soldier Fly, family Stratiomyidae. Someone with expertise with this family may be able place it to genus or even species from your photo. However, this would not be a trivial exercise, as there are ~49 genera and ~1656 species within this family in N. America.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 6 October, 2008 - 2:17am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Roger
I'm happy knowing the family on this one, but I'll move it to the guide in case someday someone is motivated to explore it further.
… Charley Eiseman, 6 October, 2008 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

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