Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Bibionomorpha » Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Sciaridae)
Photo#178781
Gnats?
Copyright © 2008 Paul McNelis

Gnats?
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 24, 2008
Are these Gnats that are mating ?

Images of this individual: tag all
Gnats? Gnats?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Paul McNelis on 24 April, 2008 - 10:15pm
Last updated 25 April, 2008 - 8:33am

Dark-winged Fungus Gnat
is my guess, but you should wait for a fly expert. Compare with these.
… Lynette Schimming, 25 April, 2008 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

 
Sciaridae
Yes, Sciaridae. Great pictures!
… Matthias Buck, 25 April, 2008 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact