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Micropygomyia sp? - female
Copyright © 2015 Tony Palmer

Micropygomyia sp? - Female
Tucson, Saguaro National Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 3, 2015
Size: 3mm
Small Psychodidae that were feeding off of the blood of a Desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii.
Contributed by Tony Palmer on 5 August, 2015 - 9:04pm
Last updated 22 February, 2016 - 7:21pm

Moved
Moved from Moth Flies and Sand Flies.
… John F. Carr, 22 February, 2016 - 7:21pm

likely M. californica (a.k.a.
likely M. californica (a.k.a. Lutzomyia californica), but need to see specimens to confirm.
… Gregory R. Curler, 22 February, 2016 - 6:42pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 13 October, 2015 - 7:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Even Dankowicz, 20 September, 2015 - 8:38am

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