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Syrphidae
A translucent pale green 11 mm larva with the head end appeaing flat and the other extremity showing what looked like short twin tubular structures ( ? posterior respirtory process). The inner parts of the larva appeared like a tube of blotchy brown and cream. The body of the larva was dorso-ventrally flattened with a thinner skirt like scalloped margin.
Spotted on a gum tree in a regenerated tract along an urban road.
Never seen one of these before. Hoverfly larvae feed on aphids and other small insects like psyllids. They are carnivorous unlike the adults that feed on flower nectar.
Family : Syrphidae
Spotted on Oct 12, 2020
Submitted on Oct 13, 2020
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