Posted by markop on 01-03-2008 11:08
#1
I caught these two in the act :-)
I suspect there isn't much for a proper ID, but can you tell me if I got the family right?
Looks like Culicidae to me, based on what I've seen in other photos, the one in focus being the male.
UPDATE: changed title to Ceratopogonidae after Xespok's reply.
* locality: Crete, Greece
* date: 13 January 2008
* size: ~3mm
* habitat: small artificial pond in countryhouse garden
* substrate: Nymphaea leaf
(Click here for a bigger version of the photo)
Edited by markop on 01-03-2008 11:56