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Lauxaniidae > Cnemacantha muscaria male
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3mm, Clitheroe England, 1 May 2010.

I'm not used to seeing Lauxaniids in this size.
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This one sank without comment. Can anyone help? I can try for better photos if needed.

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If it is indeed Lauxaniidae it should be Cnemacantha muscaria...
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Thanks Paul. It seemed to tick all the boxes for Lauxaniidae in Unwin's key, but I may have gone wrong. All the Cnemacantha muscaria in the forum have strongly darkened wings - but I think they are all female. Is the male different in this respect?

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Hi,
Cnemacantha muscaria is correct. It is not dimorfism on wings, wings of this aspecimen are unussually light.
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Thank you Katka. I had another look at the specimen, and the shading on the wings is perhaps a little more apparent than in the photos, but still very light.

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