Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Help id (larvae)
Posted by Oenopia on 28-02-2023 10:38
#1
Any suggestion? Larvae found inside a tomato can. The smallest could be Atherigona?
Edited by Oenopia on 28-02-2023 10:46
Posted by Oenopia on 28-02-2023 10:48
#2
Lateral view.
Posted by Oenopia on 28-02-2023 10:51
#3
Head
Posted by Oenopia on 28-02-2023 10:51
#4
and
Edited by Oenopia on 28-02-2023 10:55
Posted by atylotus on 28-02-2023 20:30
#5
This bigger one looks a bit like a Syrphidae. If I look in Rotheray's 1993 key (see:
https://diptera.i...p?cat_id=4) it shows some resemblance with Ferdinandea or Eumerus, but Ferdinandea appears to be related to sap runs, but Eumerus lives in plant bulbs. I also cannot rule out Cheilosia who may look like the other two, but differs in minute details of the anal segment and mandibles.
Edited by atylotus on 28-02-2023 20:39
Posted by Oenopia on 01-03-2023 12:29
#6
Thanks a lot. Yes, I suspect it's an Eristalinae, but that odd abdominal flagellum makes me doubt...