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Field Notes

Description:

About 2cm long larva which was eating aphids. First time I see it so don't know from what family it could be.

Habitat:

Backyard, bushes

Species ID Suggestions

Small hover fly

Melanostoma fasciatum

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Sintija Valucka
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Comments (5)
FaredinAliyevski
Exactly, must be the same genus..I hope! I will check it at some point.
Sintija Valucka
so there must be very similar looking hoverfly larvae! :)

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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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