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New Insect... - Sylvicola fenestralis
Copyright © 2012 Evan Rolland Jones

New Insect... - Sylvicola fenestralis
Victoria, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
June 9, 2012
Size: less than a cm. but close
This is the first time I've seen one of these on the inside of the window rather than the outside. They sort of look like mosquitoes but without the injector.
Contributed by Evan Rolland Jones on 9 June, 2012 - 11:42pm
Last updated 19 May, 2016 - 10:05am

Moved
Moved from Sylvicola.
… John S. Ascher, 19 May, 2016 - 10:05am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 24 June, 2012 - 9:05am

"Window Gnat"
a species of Sylvicola.
… Bjoern Rulik, 10 June, 2012 - 12:00am

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