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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Gall Midges and Wood Midges (Cecidomyiidae) » Wood Midges (Lestremiinae) » Anarete
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Tiny fly - Anarete
Copyright © 2013 Harlan Ratcliff

Tiny fly - Anarete
Minburn Road near Beaver Creek, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
August 24, 2013
Size: 1.7 mm
Lek swarm visible from about 30 feet away.

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Contributed by Harlan Ratcliff on 24 August, 2013 - 10:49am
Last updated 22 September, 2013 - 11:14am

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