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Common Name:
Biting Midge

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Culicomorpha
Superfamily:
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Subfamily: Forcipomyiinae
Tribe:
Species:
Forcipomyia sp.

Hodges No:

Location:
Pymatuning Reservoir
Jamestown, PA
USA

Date: 7/7/11

Stage: Adult
Sex: Male
Notes:

Image at BugGuide:

Forcipomyia sp. Ceratopogonidae
Biting Midge
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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