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Photo#919785
Copyright © 2014
metrioptera
Simuliid -
Orris Falls Conservation Area, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA
May 11, 2014
These were common at this location, swarming, but only landing and biting occasionally.
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Contributed by
metrioptera
on 12 May, 2014 - 8:44am
Last updated 2 May, 2020 - 5:35pm
Moved
Moved from
Black Flies
.
…
John F. Carr
, 2 May, 2020 - 5:35pm
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Moved
Moved from
Flies
.
…
John F. Carr
, 12 May, 2014 - 1:41pm
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Swarming today
A swarm of these met me today when I went for a walk; my first black flies of the season. I'm not sure of genus.
Prosimulium
is likely. It is not a
Simulium
.
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John F. Carr
, 12 May, 2014 - 1:38pm
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