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Black fly - female
Copyright © 2009 Erik Blosser

Black fly - Female
Wild Oak Recreation Trail, west of Staunton, VA, Virginia, USA
May 8, 2009
While backpacking in the Virginia mountains, some friends and I had quite a few of these blackflies after us. This picture was taken on top of a mountain ridge. I didn't catch this individual, but caught three others from the general area. They all keyed out to the genus Prosimulium using the book "The Blacklies (Simuliidae) of North America".
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Contributed by Erik Blosser on 13 May, 2009 - 4:30pm
Last updated 13 May, 2009 - 7:29pm

R vein
Is the Rs vein forked? I can't tell from this angle. In this family an oblique view of the wings seems to be especially misleading.
… John F. Carr, 13 May, 2009 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately
None of my pictures seem to show the wing clearly enough, and I didn't catch this individual. So I'm leaving the picture under the family for now.
… Erik Blosser, 14 May, 2009 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

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