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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Syrphus » larvae and puparia (Syrphus larvae and puparia)
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Another aphid eater. Larva - Syrphus
Copyright © 2009 Beatriz Moisset

Another aphid eater. Larva - Syrphus
Schuylkill Nature Center, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 10, 2009
Size: 8-9 mm
Found on the same dying milkweeds as the other syrphid larva, but very different in color, texture and anatomy. It also appears thinner and more mobile. The 8-9 mm size refers to this relaxed position, but I have seen it crawling around and it can reach 12 mm easily.
See the video.
It must be a different species. Compare with:


Update: as of January 2010, it never pupated, it just shriveled. It still seemed alive but barely.

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 13 November, 2009 - 8:17pm
Last updated 10 January, 2021 - 8:28pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae and Puparia.
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