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Copyright © 2008
Peter Cristofono
Gall Midge (Cecidomyiidae)
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 18, 2008
Size: 1 to 2 mm
Seen in a weed patch at the edge of a grass field.
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Contributed by
Peter Cristofono
on 18 June, 2008 - 4:17pm
Last updated 19 June, 2008 - 9:24am
Gall midge.
This is a gall midge, family Cecidomyiidae. Long, bead-like antennae seem to be somewhat diagnostic when combined with really small size, gangly legs.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 18 June, 2008 - 6:39pm
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