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Family; Therevidae
A vermiform larva about 20 mm long with pointy ends. The tail end appeared bifid. The white body had deep blue patterns.
Spotted on dry soil in a garden.
Did not appear to like sun light and actively dug through the dry dirt. The larvae are said to be voracious feeders living on larvae of beetle larvae and earthworms.
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Asiloidea
Spotted on Oct 7, 2015
Submitted on Oct 7, 2015
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