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flat green
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flat green
near Piedras Blancas Lighthouse off Hwy 1, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
August 8, 2012
Size: 1/2"
This flat green insect with a dark stripe down its back was on an iceplant on the bluff. Thanks for helping me ID it...Denise K.
Contributed by nature4me on 18 August, 2012 - 8:48am
Last updated 28 August, 2013 - 7:17am

Moved
Moved from Insects.
… john and jane balaban, 18 May, 2013 - 8:17pm

Frass?
There doesn't seem to be enough detail here to say more than has already been said.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 February, 2013 - 11:11am

John, is this a fly larva?
Are there any other possibilities? What a strange beast!
… john and jane balaban, 5 November, 2012 - 9:13am

 
Syrphidae?
If it's a fly larva, probably Syrphidae.
… John F. Carr, 5 November, 2012 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 31 October, 2012 - 9:03am

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