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Mycetophagid or Keroplatid? - Leia
Copyright © 2007 Joe, Entomologist (in training)

Mycetophagid or Keroplatid? - Leia
Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Size: 4 mm
As best I can tell, this is a mycetophilid and not a keroplatid... a confirmation would be appreciated, though

specimen was collected in some papery bark back in march... appeared today

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Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 6 April, 2007 - 3:00am
Last updated 19 November, 2009 - 3:06pm

Moved
Moved from Fungus Gnats.
… Beatriz Moisset, 9 June, 2008 - 8:12pm

Leia
Joe,

This is Leia, and you can easily identify it using excellent collection in ISU
… Vladimir Blagoderov, 16 May, 2007 - 11:11am

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