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Midge - Xylotopus par - female
Copyright © 2011 tom murray

Midge - Xylotopus par - Female
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 31, 2011
Contributed by tom murray on 13 August, 2011 - 11:04am
Last updated 13 August, 2011 - 1:07pm

Size?
Was this about 6 mm long?
… John F. Carr, 13 August, 2011 - 8:46pm

 
size
I didn't get a measurement, but 6mm is about what this was.
… tom murray, 13 August, 2011 - 8:52pm

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