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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Biting midges, punkies, no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae)
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Nematocera
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Nematocera
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
September 7, 2007
Size: ~ 2 mm
Several of these were attracted to indoor light and ran around on the window. I'm guessing this one is a male based on the antennae. No idea what family it falls into - ID would be appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 17 January, 2008 - 3:45pm
Last updated 7 February, 2008 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera).
… Keith Bayless, 7 February, 2008 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

Suggestion
Not an ID, but there are flies in Ceratopogonidae with antennae like that.
… Brad Barnd, 21 January, 2008 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

 
I don't disagree
Looks like this may well be a Ceratopogonid.
So that was quite a night of biting flies at my window, with Simuliids and Culicids also ... though I didn't get bit once!
… Stephen Luk, 21 January, 2008 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

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