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Predator/inquiline from Asphondylia gall on seaside goldenrod - male

Predator/inquiline from Asphondylia gall on seaside goldenrod - Male
Sipp Bay, Perry, Hancock County, Maine, USA
September 3, 2012
Size: 1.2 mm
Same story as this one:

...and maybe the same species? But the antennae are different.

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Predator/inquiline from Asphondylia gall on seaside goldenrod - male Predator/inquiline from Asphondylia gall on seaside goldenrod - male

Moved

Male
This is a male, the other female. Most male Cecidomyiidi appear to have 24 flagellomeres, compared to 12 in the female.

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