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Photo#162401
Unidentified on window
Copyright © 2007 John F. Carr

Unidentified on window
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 29, 2007
Size: 15mm
On the outside of a window at night, drawn to the light within or to the edible small insects drawn to the light within.

Size is a rough measurement depending on the possibly poorly calibrated distance information reported by my lens.
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 25 December, 2007 - 6:46pm
Last updated 22 January, 2008 - 9:32am

Caddisfly?
I'm thinking this is an adult caddisfly, but I've never seen one quite this odd-looking:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 December, 2007 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
Wings
Don't caddisflies usually have broader wings? Not that I have any better idea what family it is.
… John F. Carr, 27 December, 2007 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm praticaly sure that it is
I'm praticaly sure that it is a Caddisfly : some have smaller wings in famillies Leptoceridae and Hydroptilidae (and possible others). But I can't say what familly it is actually.
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 28 December, 2007 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Any more images from
different aspects? That would help put things in perspective.
… john and jane balaban, 27 December, 2007 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

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