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Winged insect with long leg extentions - Omisus pica - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Winged insect with long leg extentions - Omisus pica - Female
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 27, 2005
Size: 4mm
Is this something like a fungus gnat?
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Contributed by tom murray on 28 June, 2005 - 10:53pm
Last updated 9 February, 2014 - 10:39am

Moved
Moved from Lauterborniella group.
… John F. Carr, 9 February, 2014 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chironomini.
… John F. Carr, 8 February, 2014 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 9 September, 2009 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Ron M., 22 November, 2008 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

Midge, family Chironomidae
So, it is a fly anyhow!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 30 June, 2005 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
Chironomidae
Thanks for clearing this up, Gerard.
… tom murray, 30 June, 2005 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

Antennae
Actually those look like modified forelegs. The antennae (seen out front) look fairly normal sized. This looks Hymenopteran and not Dipteran.
… Herschel Raney, 29 June, 2005 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

 
extra long legs
You're right, those are the legs. It was waving them around like antennae. It'd be interesting to find out just what this is. Thanks Herschel.
… tom murray, 29 June, 2005 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

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