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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae) » Dasyhelea
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Small nematoceran? - Dasyhelea - female
Copyright © 2009 Ken Schneider

Small nematoceran? - Dasyhelea - Female
Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
August 16, 2009
Size: ~ 2-3 mm
These are the best images I could get of this small nematoceran fly (?) that was found on a leaf of an ornamental shrub.

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 16 August, 2009 - 10:53am
Last updated 22 January, 2011 - 10:01pm

Moved
Moved from Biting Midges. These can also be frassed if you think best, John. Thanks for curating these guys...
… Ken Schneider, 22 January, 2011 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

Dasyhelea?
Likely Dasyhelea. Female.
… John F. Carr, 22 January, 2011 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Ken Schneider, 16 August, 2009 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

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