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Net-winged Midge - Blepharicera
Copyright © 2022 Mark Swanson

Net-winged Midge - Blepharicera
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
April 27, 2022
BG members can click to enlarge the main photos. I added a few close-ups in case they might help to narrow down ID. Blepharicera sp.?

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Contributed by Mark Swanson on 30 April, 2022 - 9:47pm
Last updated 1 May, 2022 - 3:27pm

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… John F. Carr, 1 May, 2022 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John ...
... for ID'ing this Net-winged Midge. I've never seen one before. I assume the Blepharicera sp. ID is based on it being the only documented genus in the eastern U.S. rather than any specific morphological features. Or are there obvious (to the naked eye) characteristics that distinguish Blepharicera from more western genera? (Judging from my cursory read of the Courtney text, Blepharicera is tough to key to species.)
… Mark Swanson, 1 May, 2022 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Wing veins
Enough wing veins are visible here to identify it to genus. Other genera have an additional branch of Rs (fusing with R1) or an m-cu crossvein.
… John F. Carr, 1 May, 2022 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

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