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Fly - Aphidoletes aphidimyza
Copyright © 2001 Troy Bartlett

Fly - Aphidoletes aphidimyza
Elachee Nature Center, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA
May 11, 2001
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:37pm
Last updated 20 June, 2006 - 3:21am

Aphidoletes aphidimyza
Thanks to Tony Irwin we found out that this is Aphidoletes aphidimyza. Also see http://www.diptera.info/readarticle.php?article_id=1.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 23 November, 2004 - 1:48am

Gall midge
Definitely a gall midge (Cecidomyiidae), as are the other pictures of the midges hanging on the web threads (nodes 763-765, 776, 777). I will try to find out if it is something specific for a certain species or group but I do not expect too much.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 20 October, 2004 - 2:18am

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