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Syrphidae
I spotted this pupa on a geranium leaf on Oct 2, 2011. It was only about 8mm long and was very shiny. I believe it is a Hover Fly pupa. The first two photos show a head emerging with antennae on Oct 7, 2011. I could not stay to watch it emerge entirely.
Urban flower garden, geranium leaf.
The shape is similar to this Syrphidae pupa image: http://bugguide.net/node/view/321617
Spotted on Oct 2, 2011
Submitted on Oct 4, 2011
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I spotted this pupa on a geranium leaf on Oct 2, 2011. It was only about 8mm long and was very shiny. It is a Syrphid Fly pupa. The first two photos show a head emerging with antennae on Oct 7, 2011. I could not stay to watch it emerge entirely.
I added a new photo and it looks like there is a striped abdomen shape in the pupa. I think it might be a syrphid fly.
Interesting!