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Stephen
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Posted on 20-07-2006 10:54
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Seemed like an unusual fly, and I can't decide what family it is likely to be.

Photographed near a pond in a woodland area, West Virginia USA, 11 May 2006.

Thanks in advance for any ID help!
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It is a non-biting midge (Chironomidae)
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Posted on 20-07-2006 20:50
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Kahis, Thanks very much for giving me the family of this fly!
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