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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Scaeva » Scaeva affinis » larvae and puparia (Scaeva affinis larvae and puparia)
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larva on milkweed, not sure it eat's it - Scaeva affinis
Copyright © 2014 Robert Gorman

larva on milkweed, not sure it eat's it - Scaeva affinis
san clemente , orange co County, California, USA
January 29, 2014
Size: inch
warm sunny day

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larva on milkweed, not sure it eat's it - Scaeva affinis larva on milkweed, not sure it eat's it - Scaeva affinis
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Contributed by Robert Gorman on 28 March, 2014 - 1:35am
Last updated 7 February, 2021 - 3:44pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae.
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… John F. Carr, 19 July, 2014 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Our first thought was that this was going to be
some Syrphid fly larva, but that would not be anywhere near an inch in size. More likely a centimeter. So now we're not sure. Although if those are fingers in the background, then this larva is much smaller than an inch.
… john and jane balaban, 28 March, 2014 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

 
size
yes i guess it was more like less than a half inch and those are fingers
… Robert Gorman, 28 March, 2014 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

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