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Photo#712429
Wing detail of male midge - Anarete - male

Wing detail of male midge - Anarete - Male
Budd's Creek, Saint Mary's County, Maryland, USA
October 7, 2012
Size: 2mm
Lekking by the millions in clouds above winter wheat fields.

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Wing detail of male midge - Anarete - male Wing detail of male midge - Anarete - male

Moved
Moved from Wood Midges. Swarming over fields + forks of M straight = Anarete.

Moved

Moved
Moved from Flies. Also reminds me of some Lestremiinae.

 
with such...
...genitalia Lestremiinae is most probable. View of head would be helpful.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Scatopsidae?
Scatopsidae?

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