Project Watershed Central New York
Dedicated to facilitating water resource education in Central New York
Black Fly Larva
Pollution-Tolerant
Up to 1/3 inches long • The head is usually black, but sometimes brown, tan or green
One very tiny leg-like appendage directly under the head
Attachment disks (small suckers) on the end of the abdomen
The body is segmented
Back end of the body widens and is bulbuous
No legs
Tiny gills by head filter food from water