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 I've catched this little fly in NE of France, between Metz and Thionville, length 3 mm
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 Simuliidae.
Stephane.
 
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 The head

Thank you
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 Probably a Simulium (apparently the dominant genus in Western Europe).

In the family, males are usually holoptic and females have separate eyes.
 
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