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Family Ceratopogonidae - Biting Midges

Ceratopogoninae · Dasyhelea · Forcipomyiinae · Leptoconops · Unidentified Eggs, Larvae and Pupae

Subfamily Ceratopogoninae
Ceratopogonidae larvae head fly - Probezzia pallida - female larva Mystery Fly Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae - 2nd shot - Monohelea - female Ceratopogoninae - female Ceratopogoninae?

Genus Dasyhelea
Cecidomyiidae? - Dasyhelea Some kind of fly larva/pupa? - Dasyhelea IMG_8766 - Dasyhelea Ceratopogonid - Dasyhelea - female Tiny Fly - Dasyhelea - female Female, Dasyhelea grisea species group? - Dasyhelea Male, Dasyhelea? - Dasyhelea - male Dasyhelea

Subfamily Forcipomyiinae
Biting Midge - Forcipomyia - male midge - Forcipomyia - male Small, dark, hairy fly - Forcipomyia - female Ceratopogonid(?) emerging from oak leaf litter - Forcipomyia - male Midge? for ID - Forcipomyia - male Ceratopogonidae? - Atrichopogon Biting Midge on Piezogaster - Forcipomyia - female 3024312 fly - Forcipomyia - male

Genus Leptoconops
Biting Midge - Leptoconops - female Biting Midge - Leptoconops - female Reptile Ceratopogonidae - Leptoconops californiensis

Unidentified Eggs, Larvae and Pupae
Gelatinous egg masses on submerged aquatic vegetation Gelatinous egg masses on submerged aquatic vegetation Tiny swimmer in vernal pool Unknown, Order? now known, Diptera: Ceratopogonidae extracted from sand Immature 20 Caterpillars In Potting Soil Unknown Dipteran Pupa? (Maybe ceratopogonid?) lowest identifiable classification is preferred


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