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Pale Fly at BugGuide Gathering
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Cresswell

Pale Fly at BugGuide Gathering
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
July 21, 2007
On a light post a couple of hours after sundown. My first thought was Culicidae, but maybe Chaoboridae instead? I believe the length was about 4.5 mm. ID help apprecicated.

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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 18 August, 2007 - 8:09am
Last updated 3 September, 2007 - 7:26am

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