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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Phantom Midges (Chaoboridae)
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Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Fly
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
August 15, 2008
Size: 4mm (5/32")
Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 16 August, 2008 - 10:01am
Last updated 12 January, 2009 - 3:57pm

Moved
Moved from "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera).
… John R. Maxwell, 12 January, 2009 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Chaoboridae
This is a Phantom Midge. Beyond general appearance, it matches all the features I can make out in Arnett(1), mostly the wing veins (which are inconsistent with Ceratopogonidae).

Females do not have the distinctive arrangement of hairs on the antennae.
… John F. Carr, 12 January, 2009 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 September, 2008 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

Ceratopogonidae?
I'm thinking this is a biting midge, but 4 mm is relatively huge, then:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 August, 2008 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

Moth fly or relative?
It reminds me of a moth fly, but it doesn't look like any of the species I've seen in my area. Maybe check in that branch of the family tree.
… John F. Carr, 16 August, 2008 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

 
Antennae
On the other hand, ball on string antennae are found on gall midges. But those spots on the wings aren't, as far as I know. (Which isn't really very far at all.)
… John F. Carr, 16 August, 2008 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

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