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Aphid eater on milkweed. Early instar larva - Eupeodes
Copyright © 2009 Beatriz Moisset

Aphid eater on milkweed. Early instar larva - Eupeodes
Schuylkill Nature Center, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 1, 2009
Size: 4 mm.
On Asclepias syriaca, eating Myzocallis asclepiadis aphids.

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 7 November, 2009 - 6:17pm
Last updated 15 November, 2019 - 12:35pm

Moved
Moved from American Hover Fly.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 23 October, 2019 - 5:06pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae and Pupae.
… Beatriz Moisset, 30 November, 2009 - 4:09pm

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