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Unknown larva - Euscirrhopterus gloveri
Copyright © 2010 Ken Furtado

Unknown larva - Euscirrhopterus gloveri
latitude 34.0548° N longitude 110.8098° W, elevation 5600', Gila County, Arizona, USA
August 5, 2010
Size: slightly longer than 2 in
This larva was crawling through the dirt at a cattle ranch. The nearest plants were bindweed (convolvulus), nightshade and some grasses.
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Contributed by Ken Furtado on 19 August, 2010 - 1:18pm
Last updated 29 October, 2020 - 10:33am

Since there are so few photos posted,
I'll move it to the species for now.

I should go out and see if there are any in my yard right now. Sometimes it's hard not to step on one, but I've never bothered to take a picture of one - kind'a silly of me.

If you look on patches of Purslane [Portulaca retusa - most often], or have any Talinum in the area, that's where you should find more of them.

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 21 August, 2010 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Looks to be Euscirrhopterus
Too bad the image isn't clearer. We don't see many of these.
… john and jane balaban, 19 August, 2010 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

 
E. gloveri ID
Thanks. That is indeed the critter and there's lots of purslane at the ranch. Next time I am there I will check it for other larvae.
… Ken Furtado, 21 August, 2010 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

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