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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Black Flies (Simuliidae) » Simulium » subgenus Psilozia (Simulium subgenus Psilozia)
Photo#165694
Black Fly - Simulium - female
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Black Fly - Simulium - Female
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
September 7, 2007
Size: ~ 3 mm
Found dead on the ground in my room. Must have been attracted to my room lights and followed me in. Didn't bite, though.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 17 January, 2008 - 4:03pm
Last updated 16 February, 2009 - 9:06am

Moved
Moved from Simulium.
… John F. Carr, 16 February, 2009 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Black Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 6 May, 2008 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

Black Fly female
Looks like Simulium vittatum.
… JBurger, 18 January, 2008 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Simulium vittatum
Thanks for the ID, Dr. Burger. Is this ID strong enough to move the image to species level?
… Stephen Luk, 18 January, 2008 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

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