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Hover Fly Larva and Pupa

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Description:

The larva is white and looks like a slug. The brown oval is the pupa.
The larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.
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Habitat:

Urban house vegetable garden.

Reference Links:

Flower Flies and Hoverflies (Syrphidae), Hoverfly

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