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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Unidentified immature stages

Unidentified immature stages

Classification · Identification · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

4 mm light green translucent caterpillar

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Aschiza")

Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)

No Taxon Unidentified immature stages

Identification

This section is a collection of unidentified syrphid larvae and pupae, but here are some of known genus:

Subfamily Eristalinae

Eristalis

Subfamily Microdontinae

Microdon

Subfamily Syrphinae

Epistrophe

Eupeodes (larva and puparium)

Eupeodes americanus (larva and puparium)

Lapposyrphus lapponicus

Ocyptamus fuscipennis (larva and puparium)

Pseudodoros clavatus (larva and puparium)

Scaeva pyrastri (larva and puparium)

Syrphus (larva and puparium)

Toxomerus geminatus (larva and puparium)

many larvae illustrated in(1)

See larvae and puparia of Syrphinae | Syrphini

Some larvae have been grouped by general looks here to help with IDs

Habitat

Larvae of the three subfamilies of Syrphidae have distinct habitats. Syrphinae are predators found on plants. Microdontinae are in ant nests. Eristalinae are saprophagous in a variety of wet or rotting habitats (including rotting plants) and are occasionally found in nests of Hymenoptera other than ants.

Remarks

Contributors are encouraged to photograph larval syrphids, then pickle in alcohol and send to Jeff Skevington. He says, "We have built a large DNA library to help with larval ID; we can identify them and build a much better larval photo library. Rearing is an option but it is slow and often without reward."

Some advice on rearing

Internet References

Dipterist Forum. Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe. Graham E Rotheray

Keys for Identification of Immature Insects

Works Cited

1.	The Syrphidae of Ohio Metcalf C.L. 1913. Ohio State U. 122 pp.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 9 February, 2007 - 6:09pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum, ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 14 November, 2017 - 11:30am

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