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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Xylophagidae » Xylophagus » larvae and pupae (Xylophagus larvae and pupae)
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pointy-end underbark larvae - Xylophagus
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

pointy-end underbark larvae - Xylophagus
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
March 1, 2007
Size: 10 - 25 mm
I have often encountered larvae that looked like these under bark but have never photographed them before that I recall. There could be more than one similar species here. I collected these from several tree species.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 4 March, 2007 - 6:19pm
Last updated 29 October, 2014 - 2:54pm

Moved
Moved from Xylophagus.
… John F. Carr, 29 October, 2014 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 4 March, 2007 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

Xylophagidae
These are larvae of the family Xylophagidae, likely the genus Xylophagus. The pointed end is the head and the forked end is the rear... they are a bit strange looking creatures, but as you said, not unkommom...
… Martin Hauser, 4 March, 2007 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

 
I *did* have the ends reversed :-)
Thanks for orienting me, Martin.
… Jim McClarin, 4 March, 2007 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

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