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 Very small flies id
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| buggub |
Posted on 12-05-2013 15:22
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 148 Joined: 13.09.09 |
Hi, please id it if possible. Both were laying eggs. Thanks! buggub attached the following image:  [56.75Kb] Edited by buggub on 12-05-2013 15:24 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 12-05-2013 15:43
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9571 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Cecidomyiidae
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 12-05-2013 15:46
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10696 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Females laying eggs in plants probably belong to the common subfamily Cecidomyiinae, which includes all the gall makers. If you know the species of plant you can use the catalog by Gagné which includes known host associations. The antennae suggest Cecidomyiidi but are not quite clear enough. |
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