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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) » Gall Midges (Cecidomyiinae) » Cecidomyiidi » Aphidoletes
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on milkweed - Aphidoletes
Copyright © 2014 sam ekker

on milkweed - Aphidoletes
New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, USA
March 3, 2014
This is on a milkweed plant. I was shooting aphids. My GUESS is first instar of a monarch butterfly caterpillar.........
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Contributed by sam ekker on 3 March, 2014 - 1:43pm
Last updated 29 May, 2014 - 4:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 May, 2014 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Maybe...
Syrphid Fly larvae?

FYI, here is the 1st instar Monarch caterpillar ;)
… Yurika Alexander, 3 March, 2014 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Or perhaps a predatory midge larva?
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 March, 2014 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes!
I think Ken nailed it!
… Yurika Alexander, 3 March, 2014 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow and thanks
Guys I appreciate it. Just shooting a couple pictures of aphids has turned into over 800 pictures . Very interesting, the more I shot the more interesting
thanks
sam
… sam ekker, 3 March, 2014 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops!
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 March, 2014 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

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