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Biting midge - Palpomyia rufa - female
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

Biting midge - Palpomyia rufa - Female
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 16, 2012
Size: 3.2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 17 June, 2012 - 5:44pm
Last updated 10 April, 2018 - 2:24pm

Moved
Moved from Palpomyia.
… John F. Carr, 10 April, 2018 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Palpomyia rufa
New species for the guide. Now that I see it was Art Borkent, I did give him permission to use the photos, and it paid off with this ID so far.
… tom murray, 10 April, 2018 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

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This photo appears with the caption Palpomyia rufa in Manual of Afrotropical Diptera figure 34.16. Moving to species based on Art Borkent's ID.
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