A Hover larva or pupa?
Jul 7, 2021 08:37:47 #
I think this is a Pupa or a larva of the Hoverfly Epistrophe eligans but am not sure which.
Also a caterpillar I cannot identify, any ideas welcome.
Also a caterpillar I cannot identify, any ideas welcome.
Jul 7, 2021 09:21:43 #
Brenda, really great finds and the first find is something that I have yet to see so thanks for sharing yours and the cat is a little darling too.
Jul 7, 2021 09:41:51 #
Jul 7, 2021 10:11:31 #
Jul 7, 2021 16:35:16 #
It should be a hoverfly larva. If it's not moving it may be about to form a pupa, or it could be parasitized and is now moribund.
The other larva looks like a Lepidopteran larva (it being fuzzy), but somehow it does not look quite right. It may be parasitized as well.
The other larva looks like a Lepidopteran larva (it being fuzzy), but somehow it does not look quite right. It may be parasitized as well.
Jul 7, 2021 16:40:20 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
It should be a hoverfly larva. If it's not moving it may be about to form a pupa, or it could be parasitized and is now moribund.
The other larva looks like a Lepidopteran larva (it being fuzzy), but somehow it does not look quite right. It may be parasitized as well.
The other larva looks like a Lepidopteran larva (it being fuzzy), but somehow it does not look quite right. It may be parasitized as well.
Thanks Mark, the hoverfly larva did move to another leaf when I had it contained but I didn't see it move. The other larva moved around with confidence, I wish I had kept it now
Jul 7, 2021 17:25:58 #
the 1st one is a syrphid fly larvae and the second one is a nice shot too :-D
Jul 8, 2021 00:51:46 #
tinusbum wrote:
the 1st one is a syrphid fly larvae and the second one is a nice shot too :-D
Thanks Tom, I was confused because it is unlike any syrphid larvae or syrphid pupa I have seen before and it was so flat on the leaf.
Jul 8, 2021 11:38:51 #
Jul 8, 2021 14:42:56 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
I can see the confusion on the cat and you probably are correct. I think this is a Pupa or a larva of the Hoverfly Epistrophe eligans but am not sure which.
Also a caterpillar I cannot identify, any ideas welcome.
Also a caterpillar I cannot identify, any ideas welcome.
My first guess was a Hairstreak larva. You can certainly see the similarity.
Jul 8, 2021 17:13:37 #
Thanks Bob. Yes, I just looked up the Hairstreak larva, there is certainly a good similarity. I have now learned something new.
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