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| Stephen |
Posted on 14-07-2006 13:36
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I am assuming with those long antennae this can't be a dipteran. What have we got here? ID help would be appreciated. Length was 3.2 mm. Location West Virginia, USA, open area near woodland. Date 10 July 2006. Stephen attached the following image:  [77.48Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 14-07-2006 13:37
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Here is a second, lateral view.
Stephen attached the following image:  [67.04Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 14-07-2006 13:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Well, it is fly-like because it is a midge, a gall midge to be precise (Cecidomyiidae).
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 14-07-2006 14:52
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, Paul, Those long antennae made me doubt this was a Dipteran. Now that I think of it, I remember other kinds of midges where the antennae were not only somewhat long, but were very feathery on the males. --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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