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Predatory Fungus gnat - Paleoplatyura - male
Copyright © 2009 Ross Hill

Predatory Fungus gnat - Paleoplatyura - Male
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
April 19, 2009
Size: 5mm
Attracted to light. Fungus gnats can be separated from the closely related and commonly found root gnats (sciarids) by their wing venation.
Contributed by Ross Hill on 20 April, 2009 - 12:16pm
Last updated 15 January, 2021 - 1:08pm

Moved
Moved from Predatory Fungus Gnats.

Paleoplatyura based on short R-M crossvein. Probably Paleoplatyura aldrichii.
… John F. Carr, 3 June, 2010 - 7:08pm

Keroplatidae
Moved from Fungus Gnats. Note wing venation.
… Matthias Buck, 20 April, 2009 - 8:02pm

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