Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 53.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 53° 40' N. Vice county name: South-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 63. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Acer pseudoplatanas. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Freshly pupariated large rat-tailed maggot in waterfilled hole in Sycamore trunk. Reared. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".
Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 53.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 53° 40' N. Vice county name: South-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 63. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Acer pseudoplatanas. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Freshly pupariated large rat-tailed maggot in waterfilled hole in Sycamore trunk. Reared. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".
Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 53.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 53° 40' N. Vice county name: South-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 63. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Acer pseudoplatanas. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Freshly pupariated large rat-tailed maggot in waterfilled hole in Sycamore trunk. Reared. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".
Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 53.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 53° 40' N. Vice county name: South-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 63. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Acer pseudoplatanas. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Freshly pupariated large rat-tailed maggot in waterfilled hole in Sycamore trunk. Reared. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".
Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 53.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 53° 40' N. Vice county name: South-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 63. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Acer pseudoplatanas. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Freshly pupariated large rat-tailed maggot in waterfilled hole in Sycamore trunk. Reared. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".
Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 53.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 53° 40' N. Vice county name: South-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 63. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Acer pseudoplatanas. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Freshly pupariated large rat-tailed maggot in waterfilled hole in Sycamore trunk. Reared. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".
Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 53.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 53° 40' N. Vice county name: South-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 63. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Acer pseudoplatanas. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Freshly pupariated large rat-tailed maggot in waterfilled hole in Sycamore trunk. Reared. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".
An amazingly convincing bumblebee mimic, Mallota bautias. It was feeding on cultivated Red-tip (Photinia, I think). According to various notes and references on BugGuide, within this genus in this area: abdomen all dark, eyes not pilose--->Mallota bautias.