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Larvae ID?
Neel B
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Posted on 17-04-2025 00:49
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Hello,

I've got a couple of larvae that I'm not too sure about. All from Santa Clara County, CA. This first one, I'm thinking is Empididae? Sorry for the poor quality picture--I didn't have access to a higher degree scope today--so I can take another if it's too blurry. Thanks for the help
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For both of these, I'm thinking Limoniidae?
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This one I'm having a hard time with. I don't really had a solid guess at the moment.
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Another perspective of the above one if it helps:
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Another one that I'm not too sure about, but I'm leaning towards pediciidae.
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Another perspective of it:
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The first one is an Empididae, the second most likely Antocha sp., but certainly Limoniidae, the rest is Pediciidae and most likely Dicranota, for I think I see small claws on the ventral pseudopods
 
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Thank you for the help!
 
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