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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Gall Midges and Wood Midges (Cecidomyiidae) » Larvae
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Larva_MG_8467
Copyright © 2010 Steve Nanz

Larva_MG_8467
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
June 21, 2009
Larva found on underside of shelf fungus.
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 7 February, 2010 - 4:21pm
Last updated 17 November, 2012 - 9:08pm

Moved
Moved from Gall Midges and Wood Midges.
… John F. Carr, 17 November, 2012 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Steve Nanz, 9 February, 2010 - 4:24am login or register to post comments

I'm NOT an expert...
...but this might be a Gall Midge larva (Cecidomyiidae). Do you have any recollection of the size?

See a few here:



… Dan Leeder, 8 February, 2010 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Tiny
I don't recall the size but given the lens that I used, it had to be under 5mm and probably more like 2mm. I did a little poking around the web and found that there are several species of gall midge which feed on mushrooms.

Thanks for pointing me the right direction.
… Steve Nanz, 9 February, 2010 - 4:31am login or register to post comments

 
beautiful, isn't it?
The 2nd linked photo in Dan's comment is one of mine, and I remember thinking "What a gorgeous color!" when I saw the little critter. This is the kind of thing that makes non-buggy people think I'm weird...
… Abigail Parker, 9 February, 2010 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

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