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Eristalis larva ,==> Helophilus
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Posted on 25-10-2016 21:02
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 Hello !

Center of France, collected out a smal pond on 15th october 2016; about 10 mm long (including tail).
Could it be an Eristalis larva ?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos173/big/_aaa3107.jpg
Edited by evdb on 29-10-2016 08:58
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 I have no experience with larvae of the "rat-tailed maggot" type, but they belong to several genera (Eristalis, Eristalinus, Anasimyia, Helophilus, Lejops, Parhelophilus)... In http://eco-eclect...ae-in.html it is stated that Helophilus larvae have an almost black tip to their posterior breathing tube. That would fit your picture! However, the tails seem a bit longer. The cited book by Rotheray (1993) should be informative!
 
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 Thanks Sundew, that looks like completily helophilus sp.
I made a bad video : https://www.youtu...yJH9Kpnaw8
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