[Taxacom] Chinese Insect not identified by authorities consulted so far

[Stephen Thorpe]

Well I'm going to disagree with both of you and go for syrphid larva, based mainly on the "tail", which seems to have the same structure to it as this one: http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Eristalis.tenax_.larva_.full_.dorsal.with_.fingertip.jpg

Stephen


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From: Doug Yanega <dyanega at ucr.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Chinese Insect not identified by authorities consulted so far


On 3/31/14 3:43 PM, Robin Leech wrote:
> Fred,
> I think the tailed, multi-colored larva is that of a hesperiid butterfly.
> Robin
>
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> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Fred Schueler
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> Subject: [Taxacom] Chinese Insect not identified by authorities consulted so
> far
>
> Taxacomers,
>
> I wonder if someone familiar with carapaced Insects would be interested in
> looking at this "staggeringly odd" photo -
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogimages/13506310683/in/photostream
>
I would disagree. There is little else this could be other than a 
limacodid moth larva, and it is not terribly unlike our own native 
Prolimacodes larvae (e.g. http://bugguide.net/node/view/393936/bgpage).

Peace,

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