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What is this - larvae?
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Posted by
ltguidetti 6 (
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Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 15:59
| I found this when digging to plant mums this afternoon. It wiggles. A friend said she thought it might be a giant cicada killer larvae, or maybe a european hornet larvae.... We did have european hornets a few years ago, but they were in our chimney. Any ideas?? |
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RE: What is this - larvae?
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| It's the pupal case of a caterpillar. Put it in a container with a breathable lid then set on the counter to wait until the moth emerges. When that occurs, post a picture so that we can refine the ID. |
RE: What is this - larvae?
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| It's really large. Size of my Thumb, about 3" long, and about an inch across. Hard shell. That's an awfully huge caterpillar! |
RE: What is this - larvae?
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| Jean, I'm not inclined to think of this as as moth pupae but the wriggling larvae of a soldier fly. Absolutely not anything belonging to a wasp of any kind, poster. |
RE: What is this - larvae?
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| It does look like the soldier fly larva, but it's 3x as long... 3" long... |
RE: What is this - larvae?
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| Three inches long and an inch across! |
RE: What is this - larvae?
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| Rear it out as I suggested above. then please post an image of what emerges. |
RE: What is this - larvae?
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| Yes! 3" long. I did put it in a jar. So hopefully we'll know before too long. |
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