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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Beridinae
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Soldier Fly larva
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Soldier Fly larva
Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
September 30, 2006
Size: 6.5mm
Found under a log in the grass, near a pond.

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Contributed by tom murray on 2 October, 2006 - 5:30pm
Last updated 25 January, 2011 - 11:43am

Moved
Moved from Larvae.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 January, 2011 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae: possibly Allognosta sp.
Stratiomyidae: possibly Allognosta sp....definitely in the subfamily Beridinae
… Norm Woodley, 25 January, 2011 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2007 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

Extendable head
much like a lam*pydid larva.
… Jim McClarin, 2 October, 2006 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

 
another angle added
Jim, it does look like you're on the right track.
… tom murray, 2 October, 2006 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Beetle larvae
would have three pairs of legs under their thorax. This one looks like a fly larva to me, something in the family Stratiomyidae? - Chen
… Chen Young, 3 October, 2006 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

 
Stratiomyidae
These soldier fly larvae sure are different than most fly larvae. Thanks Chen.
… tom murray, 3 October, 2006 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

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