Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chamaemyiid larvae, Houston TX USA

Posted by John Schneider on 29-04-2017 05:21
#1

About 2.5 mm and feeding on aphids. Collected April 27, 2017. I've never seen one with these widely spread posterior spiracles, or with this type of sculpturing (like tiny beads) on the cuticle.

Title edited to reflect family ID.

Edited by John Schneider on 29-04-2017 23:43

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-04-2017 16:51
#2

Chamaemyiidae