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Any idea which mosquito genus/species could it be? - Erioptera tantilla

Any idea which mosquito genus/species could it be? - Erioptera tantilla
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 14, 2015
Size: body length ~3mm

Moved
Moved from Erioptera.

Moved
Moved from Eriopterini.

Erioptera tantilla?
Erioptera tantilla?

Moved
Moved from Crane Flies.

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Moved from Flies.

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Moved from ID Request.

Crane fly
It's not a mosquito. I think I've seen pictures of crane flies in that posture before, but I forget where and the mouth (beak) is odd. Did you get a picture from above?

 
Crane fly
I do not had a picture from above.
Thank you for correcting my hint that it might be a mosquito.

Andrew

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