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Black Fly larva - Prosimulium
Copyright © 2011 tom murray

Black Fly larva - Prosimulium
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
March 6, 2011
Size: 5mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 6 March, 2011 - 9:22pm
Last updated 7 March, 2011 - 10:31pm

Moved
Moved from Black Flies.
It looks like the p. mixtum I found before. Maybe Don can identify the specimen and confirm the species.
… tom murray, 7 March, 2011 - 10:31pm

 
John Burger
looked at it, and said Prosimulium but too small to place to species. You did have a second individual in the container, which was a Stegopterna species. No photo of it. For the two species in this area, you must look at chromosomes to separate the species.
… Donald S. Chandler, 24 March, 2011 - 9:55am

Might be Prosimulium
Around here most black fly larvae with antennae translucent at base with only the last segment darkened are Prosimulium. There are exceptions.
… John F. Carr, 7 March, 2011 - 8:42pm

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