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Gnat? - Cricotopus
Copyright © 2006 Steve Nanz

Gnat? - Cricotopus
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
July 12, 2006
A gnat perhaps?
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 19 September, 2006 - 7:44pm
Last updated 4 January, 2008 - 5:39pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Steve Nanz, 4 January, 2008 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

Midge.
Looks like a midge from the family Chironomidae, albeit a pretty ornate one:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 September, 2006 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

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