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Photo#176174
Fly? Moth? ???
Copyright © 2008 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Fly? Moth? ???
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 8, 2008
Size: 3 mm
Best shot I could get.
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 9 April, 2008 - 12:12pm
Last updated 9 April, 2008 - 2:08pm

Wow!
A male Strepsipterid!
… Stephen Luk, 9 April, 2008 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I've never heard of t
Thanks! I've never heard of them. ^__^
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 9 April, 2008 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool!
Awesome! I have never seen one of those. Nice image, too.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 April, 2008 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I've never even heard
Thanks! I've never even heard of them. I had not a clue what it was. I have to go read up on those. If I had known it was something really cool-I'd have tried harder to get a better shot. Maybe another show up tonight.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 9 April, 2008 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

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