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What this is. Microdon sp. (larva)
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 Hi,
Does anybody know what this is?
I took the photo on 3.May.2007
Size 10mm.

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 Microdon sp. (Syrphidae) larva
The fused posterior spiracles (this brown tube) is typical for Syrphidae.
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 Where did you find it? Was still near an ants' nest?
 
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 Hi,
Does anybody know what this is?
I took the photo on 9 May 2007

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 Empty puparia of Microdon.
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 Penti, which was the substrate where you found them? Seems something cribriform-rusty.
 
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 Looks like dead wood that may have been infested with ants...
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 I found them beneath the bark of this rotten pine stump.


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 Perfect! I think they pupated really near the nest.
 
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