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Psorophora ciliata - male
Copyright © 2013 stlrvrbug

Psorophora ciliata - Male
El Dorado Springs, Missouri, USA
August 14, 2013
Size: 3/4in
Looked like a big mosquito or small crane fly. I've never seen the pair of feathery that parallel the probiscus from the front of the head in addition to the plumose antennae.
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Contributed by stlrvrbug on 15 August, 2013 - 9:30pm
Last updated 16 June, 2018 - 1:04pm

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… Sean McCann, 27 August, 2013 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 27 August, 2013 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

Johnston's organ
The males use that plumose appendage (Johnston's Organ) off of the antennae to among other things, detect wing beats of females. It is a type of mechano-receptor. As usual in biology, it all leads back to sex.
… twiztedminds, 16 August, 2013 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

male mosquito
male mosquito
… Ilona L., 15 August, 2013 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

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