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Black Fly - Simulium
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Black Fly - Simulium
Antrim, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, USA
June 11, 2008
Size: 2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 12 June, 2008 - 8:48am
Last updated 7 February, 2009 - 12:42pm

Moved
Moved from Black Flies. Within Simuliidae only Simulium has multicolored legs (femur and tibia; tarsi can be different color from tibia in other parts of the family).
… John F. Carr, 7 February, 2009 - 12:42pm

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