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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) » Bolitophilidae » Bolitophila
Photo#85684
Fungus Gnat - Bolitophila
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Fungus Gnat - Bolitophila
Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, USA
October 31, 2006
Size: 6.5-7mm
Found feeding on sap of a freshly cut beach.
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Contributed by tom murray on 2 November, 2006 - 9:50am
Last updated 27 June, 2009 - 11:52pm

Thanks again Chris
Moved from Fungus Gnats.
… tom murray, 27 June, 2009 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

Bolitophilidae
This is in the family Bolitophilidae (formerly a subfamily of Mycetophilidae) and is in the genus Bolitophila, the only genus in the family.

Cheers

Chris
… Chris Borkent, 27 June, 2009 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

This one has
the wing venation of a fungus gnat, family Mycetophilidae . - Chen
… Chen Young, 2 November, 2006 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Chen
Those Fungus Gnats have lots of different looks. I was hoping it was a crane fly:-)
… tom murray, 2 November, 2006 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Not spiny
Yes, we're getting a collection of these on BugGuide that lack the spiny legs. Most species are supposed to have legs that are pretty spiny, like good old 82088:

… Stephen_WV, 2 November, 2006 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

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