Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heleomyzid from mushroom, Suffolk for ID, please

Posted by Tony Irwin on 15-01-2015 12:48
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The larva you photographed is Mycetophilidae. Heleomyzidae larvae are more like a typical maggot, with a pointy head end, blunt "tail" and no well-developed head capsule. Do send me a photo (or specimen) of the squashed thing - if it's a male, we should be able to get a species name on it.