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

Aphid eater on milkweed. larva - Eupeodes
Schuylkill Nature Center, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 10, 2009
Size: 7 mm
It has grown quite a bit in the intervening nine days despite a scarcity of aphids. I don't know how it managed.
This syrphid larva must be in its last instar and getting ready to pupate. It has a pulsating movement, most noticeable along the midline. See the video

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 10 November, 2009 - 9:19pm
Last updated 23 October, 2019 - 5:06pm

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

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 November, 2009 - 8:12pm

Frassed
Moved from Unidentified Larvae and Pupae.
… Beatriz Moisset, 11 November, 2009 - 6:31pm

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