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Sciaridae - Sciara sp.?
tim worfolk
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Posted on 30-06-2009 15:36
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Am I correct in thinking this is a Sciara sp.? And if so, is it possible to determine which species?

30/6/2009; Devon, England

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pair about to mate
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Almost certainly hemerobioides: if you had waited a second longer, the male might have been in view in the 2nd pic.
 
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Thanks Phil. I did get more shots of course, but things got a bit frantic after this one and all were too blurred to be of use.

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