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Simuliidae male and female?
Pietro
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 Villanova Monteleone, Sardinia 23/07/2009 dimensions: around 5 mm.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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 Male 2
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 Looks like Simulium sp.. Ones here are about 3mm only.

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 Thanks Roger,
is possible I have exceeded in the dimensions, to see the quality of the images.
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