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blackfly - female
Copyright © 2009 Sean McCann

blackfly - Female
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
May 23, 2009
It was strange to find this here as there seems to be no fast moving water nearby.
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 25 May, 2009 - 11:42am
Last updated 25 May, 2009 - 9:26pm

They can fly
Black flies can fly tens of kilometers. Some live in slower moving water.

I don't know what this one is. Bicolored legs are supposed to be restricted to Simulium but I suspect what that really means is bicolored femur or tibia.

A view of the wing veins would get this to tribe, at least.
… John F. Carr, 25 May, 2009 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

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