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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Gall Midges and Wood Midges (Cecidomyiidae)
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Gall Midge
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Hall

Gall Midge
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
April 12, 2008
Size: VERY tiny
This cute little guy is on the edge of my camera's capabilities...actually, a little past the edge. :) The wings overlap and have an odd shape to them. Not even sure if this guy is diptera or not. It's also got rather long antennae that curve back over his head like some of the gall midges, but this guy's a lot stockier in both body and wing.
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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 13 April, 2008 - 12:46am
Last updated 25 June, 2008 - 12:13pm

Cecidomyiidae
It is!
greetings,
… Gerard Pennards, 13 April, 2008 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

Here is one for you to look at
It is sort of "stocky" too???
… John R. Maxwell, 13 April, 2008 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

 
thx John
Wings are the exact same shape as well. Hmmm...maybe I'm getting better: now instead of not knowing what my bug is, I come up with a pretty good example of what I think it probably isn't! :)
… Kevin Hall, 13 April, 2008 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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